{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-sir-philip-sidneys-the-defence-of-poesy-paperback","title":"An Analysis of Sir Philip Sidney's The Defence of Poesy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiam Haydon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Defence of Poesy is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of poetry. Sidney considers the real life affects of poetry upon the reader arguing that the stories instill virtues like courage in the reader. He combines this moral argument with a discussion of the technical features like genre, metre and rhyme. \u003ci\u003eThe Defence of Poesy\u003c\/i\u003e thus began a long tradition of poets writing about poetry and is a touchstone for modern poetic criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiam Haydon was educated at Queen's University Belfast and the University of Manchester, where he wrote a PhD on Milton's \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Centre for the Political Economies of International Commerce at the University of Kent. His work focuses on the cultural history of the seventeenth century, exploring connections between the corporation, economic ideology, and literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752180154656,"sku":"9781912453139","price":14.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f62d47e481588f64f6d13e1d454abea.webp?v=1779989389","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-sir-philip-sidneys-the-defence-of-poesy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}