| A Theatre for Spenserians: Papers of the International Spencer Colloquium Fredericton, New Brunswick October 1969 Contributor(s): Kennedy, Judith (Editor), Reither, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1487592256 ISBN-13: 9781487592257 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1973 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 16th Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.53 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The International Spenser Colloquium, sponsored by St Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick, was held in Fredericton in 1969 to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of Spenser's first appearance in print in A Theatre for Wordlings. The intention of the colloquium was to honour a great poet for the pleasure and profit his work continues to give and to promote understanding of his poetry through lectures, discussions, and proposals for future lines of exploration. The six original essays on Spenser's poetry contained in this volume were first presented at the colloquium. While there is a central concern with The Faerie Queene, the essays range widely through Spenser's works and treat many aspects of his poetic vision and artistry: his comic vein and his melancholy, his learning and his realism, his grand designs and his richness of detail. In their variety and vivacity the essays amply demonstrate the powerful appeal that Spenser's poetry exerts today and the quality of response it elicits |
Contributor Bio(s): Kennedy, Judith M.: - Judith M. Kennedy is a professor emerita of St. Thomas University. She is the author of a critical edition of Yong's translation of Montemayor's Diana and Gil Polo's Enamoured Diana, and co-editor of A Theatre for Spenserians. |