Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism no-tag London's very own tropical rainforest

London's very own tropical rainforest

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Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism no-tag London's very own tropical rainforestControversy raged through England during the 1570 80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a danger to public morals. Writers quickly turrned their attention to their own art and the first & most influential response came with Philip Sidney's Defense. Here he set out to answer contemporary critics &, with reference to Classical models of criticism, formulated a manifesto for English literature. Also includes George Puttenham's Art