Truls Ljungström’s Reviews > The Defense of Poesy: Otherwise Known as An Apology for Poetry / Sir Philip Sidney ; Edited With Introduction and Notes by Albert S. Cook > Status Update

Poesi som ickereduktionistisk.

Poesy, therefore, is an art of imitation, for so Aristotle termeth it in this word mimesis, that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth, to speak metaphorically. A speaking picture, with this end—to teach and delight.

Only the poet, dsdnng 2 b tied 2 any such sbjctn, lifted up w/ z vigor of his own invntion, doth grw in effect another nature in making things either better than nature bringeth/, or quite anew, forms such as never were in nature, as the heroes, /, Furies, & such like.
So as he goeth hand in hand w/ nature, not enclosed within the narrow warrant of her gifts, but freely ranging only within the zodiac of his own wit.

Bruket att sjunga filosofi. Solon mfl.

Then would he add certain praises by telling what a peerless beast the horse was, the only serviceable courtier without flattery, the beast of most beauty, faithfulness, courage, and such more, that if I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him, I think he would have persuaded me to have wished myself a horse.

Betoningen av ryttarskapet för att indikera egen virtu

praxis över gnosis - praxis inspireras av exempel - lyriken berör, coh ger exempel

Lyrik inspirerar bättre till dygd än något annat.

Given Elizabeth’s habit of generally preferring inherited title over talent, Sidney’s disinheritance meant that Sidney had lost not only the prospect of a fortune, but also a means of recovering his lost prestige.

The Grand Tour gave Sidney, a future courtier, the opportunity to observe the different political arrangements throughout Europe and to make contacts that would be useful in his later diplomatic life.