Spenser, Edmund 1552?-1599

Overview

Works:	2,272 works in 6,144 publications in 17 languages and 178,060 library holdings
Genres:	English poetry Pastoral poetry Manuscripts, Renaissance Hymns, English
Roles:	Translator, Lyricist, Contributor, Honoree, Creator
Classifications:	pr2351, 821.3

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Edmund Spenser

Publications by Edmund Spenser

Publications by Edmund Spenser, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Edmund Spenser

Spenser : a collection of critical essays ( Book )
A Spenser handbook by H. S. V Jones ( Book )
The poetry of Edmund Spenser; a study by William Nelson ( Book )
Spenser by R. W Church ( Book )
Shakespeare, Spenser, and the crisis in Ireland by Christopher Highley ( Book )

Spenser's images of life by C. S Lewis ( Book )
Form and convention in the poetry of Edmund Spenser : selected papers from the English Institute by William Nelson ( Book )
Heroic love; studies in Sidney and Spenser by Mark Rose ( Book )
The prince of poets; essays on Edmund Spenser by John R Elliott ( Book )
Poets and playwrights: Shakespeare, Jonson, Spenser, Milton by Elmer Edgar Stoll ( Book )
Shakespeare & Spenser by W. B. C Watkins ( Book )
Edmund Spenser; an essay on renaissance poetry by W. L Renwick ( Book )
Edmund Spenser, a critical study by B. E. C Davis ( Book )
The limits of eroticism in post-Petrarchan narrative conditional pleasure from Spenser to Marvell by Dorothy Stephens ( Book )
Classical mythology in the poetry of Edmund Spenser by Henry Gibbons Lotspeich ( Book )
Spenser's poetry and the Reformation tradition by John N King ( Book )
Infernal triad: the flesh, the world, and the devil in Spenser and Milton by Patrick Cullen ( Book )
The specter of Dido : Spenser and Virgilian epic by John Watkins ( Book )
Ceremonies of innocence : pastoralism in the poetry of Edmund Spenser by John D Bernard ( Book )
Edmund Spenser in the early eighteenth century : education, imitation, and the making of a literary model by Richard C Frushell ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Edmund Spenser

The faerie queene by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
814 editions published between 1590 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,930 libraries worldwide
Recording of selections from the first epic poem in modern English.

The poetical works of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
234 editions published between 1778 and 2004 in English and held by 1,713 libraries worldwide

Edmund Spenser's poetry : authoritative texts, criticism by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
18 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in English and held by 1,088 libraries worldwide

Amoretti and epithalamion the complete works of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
30 editions published between 1595 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,080 libraries worldwide

Fowre hymnes by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
25 editions published between 1596 and 1998 in English and Dutch and held by 1,063 libraries worldwide

The works of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
115 editions published between 1805 and 2006 in English and English, Middle and held by 1,014 libraries worldwide

The complete poetical works of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
13 editions published between 1908 and 1936 in English and held by 930 libraries worldwide

The Yale edition of the shorter poems of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 905 libraries worldwide

Poetical works by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
78 editions published between 1795 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 898 libraries worldwide

Selected poetry by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
13 editions published between 1956 and 1970 in English and held by 871 libraries worldwide

Prosopopoia or Mother Hubberds tale by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
8 editions published between 1612 and 1998 in English and held by 823 libraries worldwide

Poems Of Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
12 editions published between 1810 and 1903 in English and held by 802 libraries worldwide

The shepherd's calendar by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
59 editions published between 1579 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 694 libraries worldwide

Poetry; authoritative texts [and] criticism by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
3 editions published between 1968 and 1969 in English and held by 637 libraries worldwide

The complete poetical works of Spenser by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
10 editions published between 1908 and 1968 in English and held by 631 libraries worldwide

The shepheardes calender by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
162 editions published between 1579 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 591 libraries worldwide

The works of Edmund Spencer : a variorum edition by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
in English and held by 577 libraries worldwide

Books I and II of the Faerie queene, the mutability cantos, and selections from the minor poetry by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
12 editions published between 1874 and 1988 in English and held by 567 libraries worldwide

Spenser's minor poems by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
19 editions published between 1909 and 1970 in English and French and held by 522 libraries worldwide

Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion : a critical edition by Edmund Spenser ( Book )
25 editions published between 1595 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 434 libraries worldwide

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Audience Level

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Audience level: 0.67 (from 0.60 for Poems Of E ... to 0.80 for The shephe ...)

Related Identities

Milton, John 1608-1674
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400
Kitchin, G. W. (George William) 1827-1912 Editor
Osgood, Charles Grosvenor 1871-1964 Editor
De Selincourt, Ernest 1870-1943 Editor
Smith, J. C. (James Cruickshanks) 1867-1946 Editor
Renwick, W. L. (William Lindsay) 1889-1970 Editor
Greenlaw, Edwin Almiron 1874-1931 Editor
Hales, John W. (John Wesley) 1836-1914 Editor

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Allegory‍ Art‍ Art appreciation‍ Authorship‍ Bibliography‍ Biography‍ British‍ Canon (Literature)‍ Chaucer, Geoffrey,--d. 1400‍ Christianity and literature‍ Christian poetry, English--Early modern‍ Clout, Colin (Fictitious character)‍ Colonies‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ England‍ English literature‍ English literature--Early modern‍ English poetry‍ English poetry--Early modern‍ Epic poetry, English‍ Faerie queene (Spenser, Edmund)‍ Great Britain Historiography‍ History‍ Homes‍ Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)‍ Intellectual life‍ Ireland Jonson, Ben,--1573?-1637‍ Knights and knighthood‍ Literature‍ Literature and history‍ Literature and society‍ Milton, John,--1608-1674‍ Mythology‍ Pastoral poetry, English‍ Poetry‍ Poets, English--Early modern‍ Political and social views‍ Politics and literature‍ Religion‍ Renaissance‍ Self‍ Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616‍ Sidney, Philip,--Sir,--1554-1586‍ Spenser, Edmund,--1552?-1599‍ Technique‍ Virgil‍ Virtues‍ Women as literary characters‍

Alternative Names

Immerito, 1552?-1599

Spencer, Edmund, 1552?-1599

Spenser, Edmond, 1552?-1599

Languages

English (6,192)
German (103)
Undetermined (56)
Latin (47)
Italian (32)
French (26)
Japanese (26)
No Linguistic content (13)
Multiple languages (8)
English, Middle (4)
Irish (3)
Russian (3)
Dutch (2)
Spanish (1)
Chinese (1)
Hungarian (1)
Czech (1)

Covers

Edmund Spenser's poetry : authoritative texts, criticism

Amoretti and epithalamion the complete works of Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion : a critical edition

The limits of eroticism in post-Petrarchan narrative conditional pleasure from Spenser to Marvell

Edmund Spenser in the early eighteenth century : education, imitation, and the making of a literary model