The+Defense+of+Poesy

=The Defense of Poesy=

By Sir Philip Sidney

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It is a prose, a writing style in ordinary form of written language, as a persuasive argument. He claimed that the poets glorify the beauty of the earth. He believed stories and poems moved people to have morals rather than philosophy or nature. “A perfect picture, I say, for he yields to the powers of the mind an image of image of that whereof the philosopher bestows but a wordish description, which does neither strike, pierce, nor possess the sight of the soul so much as that other does.” (pg. 248) His main argument was the defense of art. In his day many saw art as idleness and or a source of immorality. When Sir Philip Sidney wrote his essay he wrote it in response to Stephen Gosson’s pamphlet //The Schoole of Abuse.//
 * About the Work:**

Initially was an attack on Sidney's early work //Apology for Poetry//. Stephen Gosson's pamphlet fought against poets, musicians, actors, and jesters. He stated that there was disorder, love and fascination with melodrama and vulgar comedy being introduced into the social life of London because of such things as the arts.
 * //The Schoole of Abuse//:**

A pioneering sonneteer, author, and courtier. His sonnets linked many subject matters and themes. He was a leading member of Queen Elizabeth's court and a model of Renaissance chivalry. He had a strong influence on English poetry as patron, critic, and example.
 * Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86):**