Characteristics of edmund spenser poetry
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Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser was born in London in the year 1552 or 1553. Little is known about his family or his childhood, except that he received a scholarship to attend the Merchant Taylor School, where he likely studied Latin and Greek. He went on to study literature and religion at Cambridge University’s Pembroke Hall, receiving a BA in 1573 and an MA in 1576.
Spenser published his first volume of poetry, The Shepheardes Calender (Hugh Singleton), in 1579, dedicating it to the poet Sir Philip Sidney. He was also the author of The Faerie Queene (William Ponsonby, 1596), a major English epic, and AmorettiandEpithalamion (William Ponsonby, 1595), a sonnet sequence dedicated to his second wife, Elizabeth Boyle.
Alongside his poetry, Spenser pursued a career in politics, serving as a secretary first for the Bishop of Rochester and then for the Earl of Leicester, who introduced him to other poets and artists in Queen Elizabeth’s court. In 1580, he was appointed secretary to the Lord Deputy of Ireland; later, in 1596, he wrote an inflammatory pamphlet called A Vie Edmund Spenser is one of the biggest names in English literature. He produced exemplary works of the highest merit and filled the void which was left after Chaucer. His influence, mastery of verse forms, and unique writing style inspired countless poets of later age, including John Milton, Willam Wordsworth, and John Keats. It makes him one of the important initial figures of the Renaissance period. He is one of the must-read authors when it comes to preparing for UGC NET. Thus, let’s take a detailed look into his life, important works along with some important facts you should keep in your mind. UGC NET English Literature Notes PDF Edmund Spenser, one of the most influential figures of the Elizabethan Age was born in either 1552 or 1553 in London. Not much is known about his personal life, although some detail is deduced from some of his sonnets or other works like Prothalamion. He was born into the family of an obscure cloth maker named John Spenser who was married to Elizabeth. He was educated at the Merchant Taylors’ School Spenser was for some time a contemporary of Shakespeare. However, Shakespeare's work at the end of the sixteenth, and beginning of the seventeenth, century often leaves little room for a focus for others like Spenser. In his own time he was not set aside so easily, and we owe his influence as inspiration to those who came after him. After all, Milton praised Spenser as his greatest teacher. In addition, Spenser's style and romance inspired Romantic Poets like John Keats. His continuation of the medieval romance tradition inspired authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and his epic fantasyThe Lord of the Rings (1954),who in turn created a whole new genre of medieval fantasy that is still popular today. The master of the Spenserian Sonnet, wikicommons. Let's look at his life. Edmund Spenser was born sometime between 1552-1553 in the city of London. His father was a clothmaker for Merchant Taylor's Company. In 1561, he entered the newly founded Merchant Taylor's School, admitted as a 'poor scholar' which cut the cost of fees and paym
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Life of Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)
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