Anne,
You might imagine that the title of your message gave me pause.
Rejected already? This it too soon, I said.
Jim
> Date sent: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:23:24 -0500
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> 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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