Poetry and verse

4 books

A Defence of Poesie and PoemsPhilip Sidney · 1595This 1891 Cassell's National Library edition reprints Sir Philip Sidney's "Defence of Poesie," the first important work of literary criticism in English literature, written in 1581 in response to Puritan attacks on poetry, together with a selection of his poems and a biographical introduction.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Defence of Poetry and Other EssaysPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1840This 1840 collection of essays by Percy Bysshe Shelley explores love and life through personal reflections. It includes philosophical speculations on metaphysics, morals, and a powerful defence of poetry and the arts.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Aristotle on the art of poetryAristotle · 335 BCA classical philosophy treatise by Aristotle, translated by Ingram Bywater with a preface by Gilbert Murray, examining the nature of poetry, imitation, tragedy, and epic, written as a response to Plato's critique of poets.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Poetics of AristotleAristotle · 335 BCA classical philosophical treatise by Aristotle, translated by S. H. Butcher, examining poetry as imitation and analyzing the forms, structure, and emotional effects of tragedy, comedy, and epic poetry, including plot unity, character, and poetic diction.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية