Which two poets defended poetry against Plato's charges?
- A. John Dryden
- B. P. B. Shelley
- C. T. S. Eliot
- D. Philip Sidney
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Correct answer: A. B and D only
Explanation
Sidney's Apology (c. 1580) and Shelley's Defence (1821) both answer Plato's banishment of the poets.
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