The Shepheardes Calender. An Introduction

Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has some light edgewear & is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. 227pages. The Shepheardes Calender was published in 1579 and is the poem that launched Elizabethan poet, Edmund Spenser's career and changed the direction of English poetry. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, the author places the poem in its literary, social, political and cultural context. She pays particular attention to the emergence of the myth of Queen Elizabeth and England and the way in which Spenser manipulated the concerns and issues of the time, transforming popular culture into literary expression. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Product Info

Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pre

Year: 1990

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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