The Cambridge Companion to Spenser (Cambridge Companions to Literature) (Volume 0)

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In this accessible and rigorous introduction to Spenser fourteen specially-commissioned essays provide all the essential information required to appreciate and understand Spensers rewarding and challenging work. The Companion guides the reader through Spensers poetry and prose and provides extensive commentary on his life the historical and religious context in which he wrote his wide reading in Classical European and English poetry his sexual politics and use of language. A chronology and further reading lists make this volume indispensable for any student of Spenser.