Edmund Spenser in Context

By: Andrew Escobedo

Book Overview

Edmund Spenser's poetry remains an indispensable touchstone of English literary history. Yet for modern readers his deliberate use of archaic language and his allegorical mode of writing can become barriers to understanding his poetry. This volume of thirty-seven essays, written by distinguished scholars, offers a rich introduction to the literary, political and religious contexts that shaped Spenser's poetry, including the environment in which he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107476577
• ISBN13: 9781107476578
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"