Question

What is the significance of Sidney’s Defence of Poesie in English literature?

• A. It provides the earliest serious literary criticism in English
• B. It introduced the sonnet form to English poetry.
• C. It established the rules for blank verse in English drama.
• D. It was the first complete English translation of Homer.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It provides the earliest serious literary criticism in English

• Sidney's Defence of Poesie argues for the value of poetry in society and examines its role in moral and intellectual development.

• It is considered the first comprehensive literary theory in English.