| The Shorter Poems Revised Edition Contributor(s): Spenser, Edmund (Author), McCabe, Richard A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140434453 ISBN-13: 9780140434453 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2000 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: While The Faerie Queene is his masterpiece, Edmund Spenser showed his supreme versatility and skill as eulogist, satirist, pastoral poet, and prophet in his shorter poetry. This new edition demonstrates the point. Included in this volume are The Shepheardes Calender, twelve poems that mark a turning point in literary history, as the anonymous author confidently asserts his faith in the native vigor of the English language; the Amoretti and Hymnes, which reveal an acute sense of how erotic and even religious love are shot through with vanity and narcissism; Mother Hubberds Tale, an Elizabethan Animal Farm; and the Epithalamion, a rare celebration of consummated desire that is offset by far darker echoes. To assist readers with Spenser's many allusions to biblical, classical, and contemporary literature, Richard A. McCabe provides an insightful Introduction and detailed notes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| LCCN: 2001272473 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.93" H x 5.28" W x 7.86" (1.40 lbs) 816 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |