The Cambridge Companion to Spenser
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- Editor: Andrew Hadfield, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
- Date Published: June 2001
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521645706
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In this accessible and rigorous introduction to Spenser, fourteen specially-commissioned essays provide all the essential information required to appreciate and understand Spenser's rewarding and challenging work. The Companion guides the reader through Spenser's poetry and prose, and provides extensive commentary on his life, the historical and religious context in which he wrote, his wide reading in Classical, European and English poetry, his sexual politics and use of language. A chronology and further reading lists make this volume indispensable for any student of Spenser.
Read more- Most comprehensive, affordable guide to Spenser's work
- Scholarly and readable essays by the leading authorities in the field
- Essential reading for all serious students of English Renaissance literature
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"...first-rate...powerful scholarly contributors." Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance
See more reviews"The introduction and 13 original essays makes this collection one of the most important books ever published on Spenser...Highly recommended for all readers of Renaissance literature, from beginners to professional scholars." CHOICE Jan 2002
"This collection of essays provides a valuable survey of current critical perspectives on one of the greatest Elizabethan poets.... many excellent essays await the reader of this thoughtful companion to Spenser. Also helpful is the list of additional readings that follows each chapter, the chronological table of Spenser's life, and the index. The Cambridge Companion to Spenser thus not only guides students and scholars through the complexities of Spenser's poetry; it also provides diverse critical perspectives and scholarship of the highest order." Sixteenth Century Journal
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- Date Published: June 2001
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521645706
- length: 300 pages
- dimensions: 226 x 152 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.46kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction: The relevance of Edmund Spenser A. Hadfield
1. Spenser's life and career R. Rambuss
2. Historical contexts: Britain and Europe D. J. Baker
3. Ireland: policy, poetics and parody R. McCabe
4. Spenser's pastorals: The Shepardes Calender and Colin Clouts Come Home Againe P. Cheney
5. The Faerie Queene, I-III S. L. Wofford
6. The Faerie Queene, IV-VII A. Hadfield
7. Spenser's shorter poems A. L. Prescott
8. Spenser's languages: writing in the ruins of English W. Maley
9. Sexual politics L. Gregerson
10. Spenser's religion J. King
11. Spenser and classical traditions C. Borrow
12. Spenser and contemporary vernacular poetry R. Greene
13. Spenser's influence P. Alpers
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