{"product_id":"a-defence-of-poesie-and-poems","title":"Verteidigung der Dichtkunst und Gedichte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if poetry does more than please us—what if it teaches us how to live?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Sidney takes on a blunt accusation: poets are liars who waste our time. In A Defence of Poesie, also known as An Apology for Poetry, he asks what poetry does and why society needs it. His answer brings imagination into a contest with philosophy and history over how best to teach and move us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection places Sidney's argument beside his poems, above all the sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. Here, a lover tries to write his way to a woman's heart. The essay considers poetry's power to teach and delight; the poems let you explore that power through the words of a lover trying to win love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn unexpected opening\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet John Pietro Pugliano, whose praise of horsemanship makes Sidney half wish to be a horse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImagination with a purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Sidney's idea of poetry as a speaking picture that aims to teach and delight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA defence against distrust\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow his answers to charges that poetry tells lies and wastes time better spent elsewhere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA lover seeks words\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter Astrophil and Stella, where the effort to write becomes part of the pursuit of love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArgument beside poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read the defence alongside Sidney's poems and consider how his practice meets his claims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for poetry lovers who wonder what poetry is for, and students seeking the roots of English criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and let Sidney make his case for the power of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534634647900,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01475_en_ebook-front_c08.jpg?v=1792174986","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/verteidigung-der-dichtkunst-und-gedichte","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}