The Defence of Poesie, literary criticism by Sir Philip Sidney, written about 1582 and published posthumously in 1595. Another edition of the work,...
113 months ago

I don't think there is any type of artist quite so prone to self-doubt as the poet; poets are always writing elaborate apologies for their...
14 months ago

The propulsive intensity of Shane McCrae's poetry.
15 months ago

Aristotle defines poetry as the form of mimesis that utilises rhythm, language and harmony, and says that it is the use of harmony that distinguishes poetry.
202 months ago

A historical account of how Shakespeare put politics on the stage strains against the seminal distinction between poetry and history that Aristotle framed in...
88 months ago

For Harold Bloom, our intellectual strength, the strength of Western civilization, consists in the canon: “Without the Canon we cease to...
6 months ago

In defense of the canon.
106 months ago

Let's put aside what we mean by "art" here. As Hollywood producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) once said: "I don't make art—I buy it.
46 months ago

In A Defence of Poetry, PB Shelly attempts to prove that poets are philosophers; that they are the creators and protectors of moral and civil laws.
3 months ago

The medieval and Renaissance era is rich in allusions to alchemy and studies have analysed its impact on male writers such as John Donne...
39 months ago