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An Apology for Poetry (or the Defence of Poesy): Sir Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney
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Paperback. Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of Philip Sidney's "Apology" has been the standard, and this revision, with a new introduction and extensive notes, is designed to introduce the soldier-poet's work to a new generation of readers at the beginning of the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy), by the celebrated soldier-poet Sir Philip Sidney, is the most important work of literary theory published in the Renaissance. The new introduction and notes include a wealth of new information and new readings drawing on recent developments in Renassance Studies. Unfamiliar words and phrases are glossed, classical and other references explained, and difficult passages analysed in detail. The first separate edition of Sidney's seminal text to be published for more than a decade. Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of the Apology has been the standard, and this revision of Shepherd's edition, ... Read more
An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy), by the celebrated soldier-poet Sir Philip Sidney, is the most important work of literary theory published in the Renaissance. The new introduction and notes include a wealth of new information and new readings drawing on recent developments in Renassance Studies. Unfamiliar words and phrases are glossed, classical and other references explained, and difficult passages analysed in detail. The first separate edition of Sidney's seminal text to be published for more than a decade. Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of the Apology has been the standard, and this revision of Shepherd's edition, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
396g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719053764
SKU
V9780719053764
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About Sir Philip Sidney
R. W. Maslen is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow -- .
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