Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
essay
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:An_Apology_for_Poetry
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Philip_Sidney
|
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:England
|
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
circa 1579-1583
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
gptkb:William_Ponsonby
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| gptkbp:genre |
literary criticism
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Defence of Poesy
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Horace gptkb:Plato |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:mainArgument |
poetry is a source of virtue and moral instruction
poetry is superior to philosophy and history in teaching virtue |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
defending poetry against Puritan attacks
one of the earliest works of English literary criticism |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1595
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| gptkbp:significance |
major Renaissance literary work
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| gptkbp:structure |
prose treatise
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:poetry
|
| gptkbp:writtenInResponseTo |
gptkb:Stephen_Gosson's_The_Schoole_of_Abuse
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:An_Apology_for_Poetry
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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