William A. Oram

A Renaissance Poetry Annual

Spenser Studies

Perhaps ambivalence shapes all creative souls. In the case of the career of Elizabethan poet Spenser (1552-1599), Oram (Smith College) contends that Spenser's mixed relationship with the court of Elizabeth I informed his self-image as a poet. Dependent upon this patron for approval and land ownership, yet wishing to be more than a literary court jester, he extended his English poetic heritage with experimental forays into nearly every nondramatic genre. His epic, The Faerie Queen is critiqued in the context of related shorter works--in the order in which they were published; his legacy is briefly discussed. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Edmund Spenser

The first comprehensive collection of the shorter poems since the Variorum minor poems of the 40s. Cloth edition ($55.) not seen by R&R. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Yale Edition of the Shorter Poems of Edmund Spenser

Anne Lake Prescott

Thomas P. Roche

Though the subtitle indicates an attempt to include other voices from the era, The Faerie Queene and its creator Edmund Spenser (1522-99) still hold center stage. The seven full papers include discussions of rhythm and interval in his stanzaic narrative, his dragon and the law, Pastorella's allegorical homecoming and closure in the 1596 Faerie Quee

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