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An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy) is a work of literary criticism by Elizabethan poet Philip Sidney. It was written in approximately 1580 and first published in 1595, after his death. It was written in approximately 1580 and first published in 1595, after his death.
Writing After Sidney: the literary response to Sir Philip Sidney 1586–1640. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Allen, M. J. B. et al. Sir Philip Sidney's Achievements. New York: AMS Press, 1990. Craig, D. H. "A Hybrid Growth: Sidney's Theory of Poetry in An Apology for Poetry." Essential Articles for the Study of Sir Philip Sidney. Ed.
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The letters, obtained Thursday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open records request, were hand-written and terse.
Sidney may have begun an early draft in the late 1570s, when he was in his twenties. His own comments indicate that his purpose was humble; he asserts that he intended only to entertain his sister, Mary Herbert (Countess of Pembroke from 1577). This version is narrated in chronological order, with sets of poems separating the books from each other.
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I created this page from info at Sidney's article, because this huge block of text was only about this work. I chose the name I was most familiar with. If you think the page should be moved, let's talk about it. —Scouter Sig 14:55, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
The text was allegedly copied down by a man in the employ of one of Sidney's associates, thus it was full of errors and misreadings that eventually led to Sidney's friends ensuring that the unsold copies were impounded. [4] Newman printed a second version later in the year, and though the text was more accurate it was still flawed.