A Reference Guide to Edmund Spenser


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The life.--The works.--Criticism, influence, allusions.--Various topics.--Index.




Edmund Spenser


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"The first biography in sixty years of the most important non-dramatic poet of the English Renaissance"--From publisher description.




Edmund Spenser and the Impersonations of Francis Bacon


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Edmund Spenser, a Reception History


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This book considers four centuries of Spenser criticism, locating critics in ongoing discussions of Spenser's poetry and the cultural contexts of their time.




Edmund Spenser


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Excerpt from Edmund Spenser: And the Impersonations of Francis Bacon Imagination and experience; General intention of the Faerie Queene; Considered in relation to Spenser's circumstances; The author as revealed in the work; His attitude towards the Queen; His method; the Queen, Prince Arthur; The identity of the principal characters; The Redcrosse Knight; Sir Guyon; Arthegal; Scudamore; Amoret; Irish allusions; The "Mutabilitie" cantos; Marinell and Florimell; The "Rich strond"; The trial of Mary, Queen of Scots; Blandamour and Paridell; Some minor characters; Their attitude towards the "crowd" Bacon's emotional side deficient; His passion for order and completeness; And for distinction and magnificence; His spiritual feelings primitive; "Invention" in English poetry; Tolstoi's hatred of Shakespeare; Bacon's ideas as to the nature of the soul; His purpose in writing; Aristotle's argument, De Anima; Bacon's alleged materialism; His attitude towards metaphysics; And towards the Christian revelation; Bacon's theory of "spirits'; His disparagement of philosophers; Scheme for the "interpretation of Nature" The Tempest, explained in the light of this theory; The term "spirits," as used by all three writers; And by the author of the Arte of English Poesie. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Edmund Spenser


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The Life; The Works; Criticism, Influence, Allusions; Various Topics; Addenda; Index;.




EDMUND SPENSER & THE IMPERSONA


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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




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