Assertion (A): Sidney's Apology for Poetry is a seminal text of literary criticism. Reason (R): It is the first English synthesis of Renaissance criticism, drawing on Aristotle, Horace, Boccaccio and Scaliger.

1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is correct but R is not correct
4. DA is not correct but R is correct

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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Sidney (c. 1580) answers Gosson with mimesis (Aristotle), teaching and delighting (Horace), and the poet as maker (Scaliger).