Edmund Spenser in Context (Literature in Context) (Hardcover)

Edmund Spenser in Context\nby Andrew Escobedo\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Andrew Escobedo\nTitle: Edmund Spenser in Context\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literary studies: poetry and poets\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 2016\nISBN-13: 9781107094536\nISBN-10: 1107094534\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nEdmund Spenser''s poetry remains an indispensable touchstone of English literary history. Yet for modern readers his deliberate use of archaic language and his allegorical mode of writing can become barriers to understanding his poetry. This volume of thirty-seven essays, written by distinguished scholars, offers a rich introduction to the literary, political and religious contexts that shaped Spenser''s poetry, including the environment in whic.