Edmund Spenser And The Medieval Encyclopedia In English
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'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.
'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.
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Author : Steven H. Gale Publisher : Taylor & Francis Page : 690 pages File Size : 49,7 Mb Release : 1996 Category : English wit and humor ISBN : 0824059905
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This is a collection of wide-ranging papers on Edmund Spenser, including criticism on the Shepheardes Calender, Spenser's rhymes, his impact on Louis MacNeice, the medieval organizations of the Faerie Queene, on the Mutabilite Cantos, Temperance in Book II, and Friendship in Book IV, Written by younger as well as by well-established scholars, the contributors move quietly away from theoretically dominated criticism, and emphasize the importance of historical criticism, both breaking new ground and recuperating neglected insights and approaches. The introduction describes and defends the current trend towards a renewed historical criticism in Spenser criticism. The papers contribute to our knowledge of Spenser's life as well as to our understanding of his poetry. J. B. Lethbridge lectures at the English seminar at Tubingen University.
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Author : Arthur F. Kinney,David W. Swain,Eugene D. Hill,William A. Long Publisher : Routledge Page : 863 pages File Size : 46,6 Mb Release : 2000-11-17 Category : History ISBN : 9781136745300
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Edmund Spenser (c.1552-1599) was an English writer best known for his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). In this 1977 study, Alastair Fowler argues that Spenser's work shows 'an astonishing capacity to speak to' the twentieth century.
Author : Alfred J. Andrea Ph.D. Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA Page : 8025 pages File Size : 52,6 Mb Release : 2011-03-23 Category : History ISBN : 9781851099306
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