An Apology for PoetryBobbs-Merrill, 1970 - 95 pages |
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... reference to Christ's use of parables in his teaching . 256 Sidney is perhaps thinking of the crowning of Petrarch ( see n . 21 , above ) as poet laureate at Rome in 1341. In ancient Rome the laurel crown was generally reserved for ...
... reference to Christ's use of parables in his teaching . 256 Sidney is perhaps thinking of the crowning of Petrarch ( see n . 21 , above ) as poet laureate at Rome in 1341. In ancient Rome the laurel crown was generally reserved for ...
Page 63
... reference to Cato's re- puted indifference to the fine arts . 325 Plutarch records Cato's dislike for Greek culture , particularly phi- losophy ( Life of Cato the Censor , XXIII ) , and his decision in later life to study Greek ( Life ...
... reference to Cato's re- puted indifference to the fine arts . 325 Plutarch records Cato's dislike for Greek culture , particularly phi- losophy ( Life of Cato the Censor , XXIII ) , and his decision in later life to study Greek ( Life ...
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... reference to Arcadia , the first version of which was near completion by 1580 . 380This is a reference to the Platonic notion that poetry is the product of divine inspiration . See n . 345 , above . 381 " The orator is made , the poet ...
... reference to Arcadia , the first version of which was near completion by 1580 . 380This is a reference to the Platonic notion that poetry is the product of divine inspiration . See n . 345 , above . 381 " The orator is made , the poet ...
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