An Apology for PoetryBobbs-Merrill, 1970 - 95 pages |
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... vices and virtues are , philosophy cannot move us with vivid pictures to put knowledge to active use . Poetry succeeds where history and philosophy fail because it meets both of Sidney's pedagogical demands . It is superior to history ...
... vices and virtues are , philosophy cannot move us with vivid pictures to put knowledge to active use . Poetry succeeds where history and philosophy fail because it meets both of Sidney's pedagogical demands . It is superior to history ...
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... vices , and passions of man ; 50 and follow nature ( saith he ) therein , and thou shalt not err.51 The lawyer saith what men have determined ; the historian what men have done . The grammarian speaketh only of the rules of speech , and ...
... vices , and passions of man ; 50 and follow nature ( saith he ) therein , and thou shalt not err.51 The lawyer saith what men have determined ; the historian what men have done . The grammarian speaketh only of the rules of speech , and ...
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... vices and the natures of Passions , or in the Politick when he doth ( as often he doth ) meddle sententiouslie with matters of Estate . " Since both " the ethic and politic " considerations appear here in the Apology , it is probable ...
... vices and the natures of Passions , or in the Politick when he doth ( as often he doth ) meddle sententiouslie with matters of Estate . " Since both " the ethic and politic " considerations appear here in the Apology , it is probable ...
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