10 Questions
Who is credited with introducing blank verse into English literature?
Surrey
What is the title of Sir Philip Sidney's famous work defending poetry?
The Defense of Poesie
What is the name of Edmund Spenser's famous epic poem dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I?
The Faerie Queene
What is the narrative theme of Sidney's sonnet sequence, Astrophil and Stella?
Following the model of the Petrarchan lover
What type of love is depicted in Edmund Spenser's sonnet cycle Amoretti?
Courtship and commemoration of Spenser's courtship with Elizabeth Boyle
Who is recognized as one of the most famous and accomplished sonneteers of the Tudor period?
Sir Philip Sidney
What work did Sir Philip Sidney write to argue that poetry was crucial for the identity of the aristocratic class and the English state?
The Defense of Poesie (1579)
What is Edmund Spenser best known for?
His epic poem and moral allegory, 'The Faerie Queene'
Who is Edmund Spenser's sonnet cycle, Amoretti, written to commemorate?
Spenser's courtship with Elizabeth Boyle
What type of love is depicted in Edmund Spenser's sonnet cycle, Amoretti?
Petrarchan influence
Test your knowledge about the introduction of blank verse and Sir Philip Sidney's contribution to the sonnet tradition. Explore Sidney's famous work 'The Defense of Poesie' and his views on poetry's importance for moral virtues.
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