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HoP 423 - Heaven-Bred Poesy - Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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Heaven-Bread Poasy, Philip Sidney and Edmund Spencer. Aristotle's writings include a work called the Poetics. It features a passage in which he says that poetry is more philosophical than history. This was used to support an even bolder claim that poetry is superior not only to history, but also to philosophy itself.

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