Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The History of Creativity -- 2. Sidney's Fiction and the Allegorical Tradition -- 3. The Idea of Poetry -- 4. The Imitation of Creation -- 5. From Creation to Regeneration -- 6. The Imitation of Cyrus -- 7. Creativity and the Origins of Modernity -- Appendix: The Text -- Bibliography -- Index.