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Sir Philip Sidney
Sidney's critical treatise was written about 1580 but not 
published until 1595, after his death, when two separate 
editions were published under different titles, 'An Apology for 
Poetry' and 'The Defence of Poesy'. 
The Apology ( meaning 'explanation' rather than 'excuse') is 
scarcely original in anything it says (most of the key ideas are 
taken from Plato, Aristotle and Horace) but owes its 
significance to its timing and its spirited style. 
It is said that he wrote the Apology in response to a work which 
had been dedicated to him, attacking poetry and plays; the 
author of this book is Stephen Gosson.
'Poesy', says Sidney, "is an art of imitation, for so Aristotle 
terms it in his word MIMESIS, that is to say, a representing, 
counterfeiting, or figuring forth; to speak metaphorically, a 
speaking picture, with this end, to teach and delight. ' 
Poetry does not offer a literal description of reality, it offers 
rather a heightened version of reality. 
Sidney compares poetry favourably with history and philosophy. 
He finds history is too tied to particular facts, while philosophy 
is too abstract and obscure, but the poet is ideal 
The essence of his defence is that poetry, by combining the 
liveliness of history with the ethical focus of philosophy, is more 
effective than either history or philosophy in rousing its readers 
to virtue.
One of the themes of the Apology is the insufficiency 
of simply presenting virtue as a percept; the poet must 
move men to virtuous action 
To Sidney the poet is not tied to any subjection. He 
saw art as equivalent to "skill", a profession to be 
learned or developed. 
He reconfigures Plato's argument against poets by 
saying poets are "the least lier". Poets never claim to 
know the truth, nor "make circles around your 
imagination", "nor rely on authority".

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Sidney

  • 2. Sidney's critical treatise was written about 1580 but not published until 1595, after his death, when two separate editions were published under different titles, 'An Apology for Poetry' and 'The Defence of Poesy'. The Apology ( meaning 'explanation' rather than 'excuse') is scarcely original in anything it says (most of the key ideas are taken from Plato, Aristotle and Horace) but owes its significance to its timing and its spirited style. It is said that he wrote the Apology in response to a work which had been dedicated to him, attacking poetry and plays; the author of this book is Stephen Gosson.
  • 3. 'Poesy', says Sidney, "is an art of imitation, for so Aristotle terms it in his word MIMESIS, that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth; to speak metaphorically, a speaking picture, with this end, to teach and delight. ' Poetry does not offer a literal description of reality, it offers rather a heightened version of reality. Sidney compares poetry favourably with history and philosophy. He finds history is too tied to particular facts, while philosophy is too abstract and obscure, but the poet is ideal The essence of his defence is that poetry, by combining the liveliness of history with the ethical focus of philosophy, is more effective than either history or philosophy in rousing its readers to virtue.
  • 4. One of the themes of the Apology is the insufficiency of simply presenting virtue as a percept; the poet must move men to virtuous action To Sidney the poet is not tied to any subjection. He saw art as equivalent to "skill", a profession to be learned or developed. He reconfigures Plato's argument against poets by saying poets are "the least lier". Poets never claim to know the truth, nor "make circles around your imagination", "nor rely on authority".