Which Elizabethan Puritan critic condemned poets by calling them ‘fathers of lies,’ ‘schools of abuse,’ and ‘caterpillars of a commonwealth’?

Explanation

The critic who harshly criticized poets with terms like ‘fathers of lies,’ ‘schools of abuse,’ and ‘caterpillars of a commonwealth’ was Stephen Gosson, an Elizabethan Puritan known for his strong opposition to poetry and theatrical arts.