Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 291 Puttenham, George 1529 1590 The Arte of English Poesie Produced by Bibliothèque nationale de France, Greg Lindahl, Charles Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Arte of English Poesie" by George Puttenham is a treatise on the principles of poetry written in the late 16th century. This work explores the nature and purpose of poetry, defining the roles of poets and the various forms of poetic expression, while also arguing for the legitimacy of English poetry in the same regard as Latin and Greek poetry. Puttenham seeks to establish poetry as a noble art, essential for civil society and moral instruction. At the start of the text, the author introduces the concept of a poet as a "maker" and discusses the divine qualities imbued in the art of poetry, asserting that it encompasses both creation and imitation. He emphasizes the historical significance of poets as foundational figures in early civilizations, claiming they were the first priests, legislators, and philosophers. There is a clear call to recognize poetry as both an art form with rules and regulations and a vital vehicle for moral instruction, reflective of cultural values and human experience. Through rich examples, he sets the stage for a deeper examination of poetic forms, their functions, and their historical evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Poetry -- Early works to 1800 English poetry -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 670642 2025-07-07T06:54:14.338714 text/html 670463 2025-01-15T20:16:33.828333 text/html 310608 2025-07-07T06:54:24.567709 application/epub+zip 319805 2025-07-07T06:54:17.455704 application/epub+zip 318493 2025-07-07T06:54:16.060766 application/epub+zip 601653 2025-07-07T06:54:30.067623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513630 2025-07-07T06:54:23.505683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476302 2022-09-08T05:17:23.098403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609812 2025-07-07T06:54:13.718769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609559 2020-12-12T07:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609566 2020-12-12T07:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20077 2025-07-07T06:54:30.219621 application/rdf+xml 12589 2025-07-07T06:54:16.607729 image/jpeg 3534 2025-07-07T06:54:16.302721 image/jpeg 226188 2020-12-12T07:42:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 225983 2020-12-12T07:42:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 305538 2025-07-07T06:54:14.389711 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia