What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of "to teach and delight" ?
Correct answer: D. Sir Philip Sidney
- A. Sir Thomas More
- B. Sir Walter Raleigh
- C. John Lyly
- D. Sir Philip Sidney
Explanation
Sir Philip Sidney develops the Horatian principle of poetry's double purpose, teaching and delighting, in his Defence of Poesy. His argument presents poetry as morally instructive while also giving pleasure.
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