Brink's provocative biography shows that Spenser was not the would-be court poet whom Karl Marx's described as 'Elizabeth's arse-kissing poet'. In this readable and informative account, Spenser is depicted as the protégé of a circle of London clergymen, who expected him to take holy orders. Brink shows that the young Spenser was known to Alexander Nowell, author of Nowell's Catechism and Dean of St.
Paul's. Significantly revising the received biography, Brink argues that that it was Harvey alone who orchestrated Familiar Letters (1580). He used this correspondence to further his career and invented the portrait of Spenser as his admiring disciple.
Contextualising Spenser's life by comparisons with Shakespeare and Sir Walter Ralegh, Brink shows that Spenser shared with Sir Philip Sidney an allegiance to the early modern chivalric code. His departure for Ireland was a high point, not an exile.
| ISBN: | 9781526151780 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2020 |
| Author: | J R Brink |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | The Manchester Spenser |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600 Literary studies: poetry and poets Literature: history and criticism |
Brink's provocative biography shows that Spenser was not the would-be court poet whom Karl Marx's described as 'Elizabeth's arse-kissing poet'. In this readable and informative account, Spenser is depicted as the protégé of a circle of London clergymen, who expected him to take holy orders.
The Early Spenser, 1554-80 features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literature: history and criticism
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The Early Spenser, 1554-80 was written by J R Brink and published by Manchester University Press
The Early Spenser, 1554-80 has 256 pages
Yes it is part of The Manchester Spenser series
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