This work centrally asserts that the central practice can lull unsuspecting victims into thinking they are being entertained before dropping some hard knowledge, yet is free to portray the ideal rather than being restricted to what humanity has actually accomplished.
Early in this work, the author compares the term "vates" with a term denoting "maker." This work reprimands those who would "play the hedgehog" since the central concept was "first light-giver to ignorance," and reflects on what Plato was said to have banished from his Commonwealth. This work centrally asserts that the central practice can lull unsuspecting victims into thinking they are being entertained before dropping some hard knowledge, yet is free to portray the ideal rather than being restricted to what humanity has actually accomplished. A response to Stephen Gosson's The School of Abuse composed while its author tirelessly rewrote a collection dedicated to the Countess of Pembroke, this work proclaims that the titular practice is uniquely superior to both philosophy and history. For 10 points, identify this tract published by the author of Arcadia, Philip Sidney, to answer criticism of creative writing exemplified by the titular genre.
Early in this work, the author compares the term "vates" with a term denoting "maker.
The Defence of Poesy [or An Apology for Poetry; do not accept "The Defense of Poetry", since that's by Percy Shelley]