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Edmund Spenser
• Born in 1552 in London• One of the premier
craftsmen of Modern English verse• 1569 - first publication
anonymous translations, mainly of Petrarch’s sonnets
1579 - first publicly-released poetic work, The Sheapheards' Calendar
• 1580 - Sent to Ireland to hold English property on the oft-rebellious island• Met Elizabeth Boyle –
future wife• Suit to win her hand in
marriage is recorded in Amoretti• The marriage itself was
celebrated in Epithalamion
• 1599 - traveled to London, where died at 46• Burried in Westminster Abbey• There are words on his tomb: “The Prince of
Poets”
Poets’ coffins in Westminster Abbey
Published works•The Sheapheards' Calendar – 1579•The Faerie Queene 1589 – 1596•Epithalamion - 1595•Prothalamion - 1596
The Faerie Queene
• Epic poem • One of the longest poems
in the English language• Initially 12 books, but
published only 6• Characters have a
specific symbolic meaning• “ Spenserian stanza “
Amoretti• A sonnet cycle• Describes author’s courtship and
eventual marriage to Elizabeth Boyle• Published in 1595 in London • The Petrarchan tradition
References• Poetry foundation. 2014. [online]. [cit. 2014-
03-19]. Available on the Internet: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edmund-spenser• Wikipedia. 2014. [online]. [cit. 2014-03-15].
Available on the Internet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoretti• Ousby, I. 1988. The Cambridge Guide to
Literature in English. USA: Cambridge University Press, 1988. 940-942 p.
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