Tracing Aristotle'srhetoricin Sir Philip Sidney's poetry and prose

Paula H. Payne Millikin University

Abstract

The crossing of poetry and oratory developed naturally for Philip Sidney, as it did for Aristotle (Murrin 8). Because of Sidney's classical education at Shrewsbury, his years at Christ Church College in Oxford, and his exposure to continental philosophy during his European travels, his poetry and prose embody a unique interpretation of classical Greek philosophy and oratory. In fact, J. E. Spingarn states:

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Rhetoric Society Quarterly
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1990-06-01
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10.1080/02773949009390887
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