The Spenser Encyclopedia

<p>'This masterly work ought to be <em>The Elizabethan Encyclopedia</em>, and no less.' - <em>Cahiers Elizabethains</em><br>Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this <em>Encyclopedia</em> provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for:<br>* appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own<br>* understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems<br>* easy to find entries arranged by subject.</p> Directions for Use, Classification of Articles, Introduction, Acknowledgments, Contributors, THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA, Abbreviations, Illustrations, General Bibliography, Index