The Defence of Poesy
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The Defence of Poesy is Sir Philip Sidney’s influential Elizabethan literary criticism essay that defends the value and moral power of poetry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Defence of Poesy canonical | 5 |
| A Defence of Poesie | 2 |
| defence of poetry | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Defence of Poesy Context triple: [Sir Philip Sidney, notableWork, The Defence of Poesy]
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A.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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B.
Of the Love of Fame
"Of the Love of Fame" is a section of David Hume’s moral philosophy in which he analyzes the human desire for reputation and esteem as a key motive in ethical behavior.
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C.
Original Sonnets on Various Subjects
"Original Sonnets on Various Subjects" is a prominent collection of sonnets by 18th-century English poet Anna Seward, showcasing her refined neoclassical style and emotional lyricism.
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D.
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
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E.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is an 1872 collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., continuing his popular series of reflective, humorous breakfast-table dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Defence of Poesy Target entity description: The Defence of Poesy is Sir Philip Sidney’s influential Elizabethan literary criticism essay that defends the value and moral power of poetry.
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A.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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B.
Of the Love of Fame
"Of the Love of Fame" is a section of David Hume’s moral philosophy in which he analyzes the human desire for reputation and esteem as a key motive in ethical behavior.
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C.
Original Sonnets on Various Subjects
"Original Sonnets on Various Subjects" is a prominent collection of sonnets by 18th-century English poet Anna Seward, showcasing her refined neoclassical style and emotional lyricism.
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D.
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
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E.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is an 1872 collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., continuing his popular series of reflective, humorous breakfast-table dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan literary criticism
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literary criticism essay ⓘ prose treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
attacks on poetry by Puritans
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charges that poetry is frivolous ⓘ charges that poetry is immoral ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A Defence of Poesie
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linked to:
The Defence of Poesy
An Apology for Poetry ⓘ |
| author | Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
poetry has moral and ethical power
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poetry is superior to philosophy and history in moving people to virtuous action ⓘ poetry teaches and delights ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 1579–1580 ⓘ |
| firstPrintedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| form | prose essay ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
ⓘ
poetics ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedAuthor |
John Dryden
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Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text in English poetics
ⓘ
one of the earliest major works of English literary criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Renaissance literary criticism
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Romantic literary theory ⓘ defences of imaginative literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Horace ⓘ Italian Renaissance criticism ⓘ Plato ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
delight as a vehicle for instruction
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poet as maker ⓘ poetry as a means to virtue ⓘ poetry as feigned history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
defence of poetry
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linked to:
The Defence of Poesy
didactic function of poetry ⓘ imitation in literature ⓘ moral value of poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ relationship between poetry and truth ⓘ role of the poet ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript circulation ⓘ |
| period |
Elizabethan era
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linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| publicationDate | 1595 ⓘ |
| setting | England in the late 16th century ⓘ |
| structure | argumentative treatise ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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subject linked to:
Sidney
linked to: The Defence of Poesy
linked to: The Defence of Poesy
linked to: The Defence of Poesy