Sir Philip Sidney's definition of poetry in An Apology for Poetry as "An art of imitation... that is to…
Horace is associated with the comparison between poetry and painting. Sidney's image of poetry as a speaking picture draws on that classical tradition, presenting verbal art…
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Sir Philip Sidney's definition of poetry in An Apology for Poetry as "An art of imitation... that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, figuring forth—to speak metaphorically, a speaking picture..." was derived from
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Horace is associated with the comparison between poetry and painting. Sidney's image of poetry as a speaking picture draws on that classical tradition, presenting verbal art as a means of bringing things before the imagination.
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