Wait--Sidney Newsletter isn't discontinued. A change of title but not a
translation to postmortem status. Right, Sidney scholars? Now it's Sidney
Journal? Ed. Joseph Black? Anne Prescott.
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001, donald hart wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Last year, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Giordano Bruno's death, I
> wrote a paper in the style of his dialogues. The characters in Bruno's
> dialogues typically include a teacher, who presents a Neoplatonic
> philosophy, and a disputant, who champions more orthodox opinions.
> Accordingly, my first interlocutor offers a Neoplatonic interpretation of
> Sidney's "The Defence of Poetry"; the second attempts to refute him with
> more conventional interpretations. The dialogue form is especially
> appropriate for this particular topic, since scholars throughout the years
> have debated the extent--even the existence--of Sidney's Neoplatonism. While
> expressing an original Neoplatonic interpretation, I attempted to present
> the strongest possible antithesis and address it squarely. My working title:
> "The Defence of Magickal Poesie." I put this paper aside on learning that
> the Sidney Newsletter had been discontinued, but would like now to publish
> or read it. Could someone please suggest a publication or symposium that
> might welcome it? I would also be pleased to send you a copy, if you are
> interested.
>
> Gratefully,
>
> Don Hart
>
>
>
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