Philip Sidney's Apologie for Poetrie is a defence of poetry against the charges brought against it by____________?
Correct answer: D. Stephen Gosson
- A. Henry Howard
- B. Roger Ascham
- C. John Skelton
- D. Stephen Gosson
Explanation
Sidney’s Defence of Poesy responds chiefly to Stephen Gosson’s attack on poetry in The School of Abuse. Gosson argued that poetry was morally harmful, while Sidney defended its power to teach and delight.
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