Spenser
Richard William Church (Author)
Edmund Spenser (1552{u2013}99) has been described as one of the greatest English poets, and is best known for The Faerie Queene, which he composed in celebration of the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. Published in the first series of English Men of Letters in 1879, this biography by R. W. Church (1815{u2013}90), Dean of St Paul's, recounts Spenser's life and work, hailing him as a genius who continued the Chaucerian tradition of reflecting the deepest human passions through verse. Beginning with an account of his early life and his time as a Cambridge scholar, Church moves on to explore Spenser's career as secretary to Lord Grey of Wilton, the then Lord Deputy of Ireland. He concludes with a detailed analysis of The Faerie Queene, explaining its significance as a work of moral philosophy, and one that represented a cornerstone of English literary history
eBook, English, 1879
publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press, Place of publication not identified, Cambridge, 1879
1 online resource (196 pages) : PDF file(s).
9781139084017, 9781108034739, 1139084011, 110803473X
1118521027
Print version:
Notice; 1. Spenser's early life (1552–79); 2. The new poet - The Shepherd's Calendar (1579); 3. Spenser in Ireland (1580); 4. The Faerie Queene - the first part (1580–90); 5. The Faerie Queene; 6. Second part of The Faerie Queene - Spenser's last years (1590–9).
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