Edmund Spenser
(1553 - 1599)
Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queen, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language.
Bibliography
The Faerie Queene (1894)
An epic poem:
A gentle knight was pricking on the plaine,
Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde …
Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Saint George and the Dragon (1963)
In this retelling of the first book of “The Faerie Queene,” Sandol Warburg brings the story to readers unfamiliar with Spenser’s archaic style.
Read online at archive.org.
The Shepheard’s Calendar (1898)
A pastoral poem for every month of the year by the author of The Faerie Queene .