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Which of the following sixteenth-century poets was not a courtier ?

Correct answer: A. George Puttenham

  • A. George Puttenham
  • B. Philip Sidney
  • C. Walter Ralegh
  • D. Thomas Wyatt

Explanation

Puttenham is chiefly remembered as a writer on poetics and as the author of The Arte of English Poesie, rather than as a courtier. Sidney, Ralegh, and Wyatt all held prominent positions in or close to the royal court.

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