Edmund Spenser 
The Faerie Queen and Other Poems 

‚The Faerie Queen‘ is a marvelous epic poem depicting the virtues of the legendary King Arthur and his knights in a mythical land. Edmund Spenser’s masterpiece is an intricately woven plot set in an inventive and fanciful setting. Written in appreciation for the Queen this work stands as a major literary achievement. In addition to ‚The Faerie Queen, ‚ Edmund Spenser also wrote a number of other significant poems. His first major poetical work ‚The Shepherd’s Calendar‘ begins this collection of his other poems. An emulation of Virgil’s ‚Eclogues, ‚ ‚The Shepherd’s Calendar‘ depicts the life of shepherd Colin Clout through the twelve months of his year. The twelve eclogues of the poem, each named after a different month, discuss abuses of the church, offer praise for Queen Elizabeth, and reveal the struggles of a lonely shepherd. Also included in this edition of Spenser’s poetry are the following poems: ‚The Ruins of Time, ‚ ‚Prosopopoia, ‚ ‚Muiopotmos, ‚ ‚Colin Clout’s Come Home Again, ‚ ‚Amoretti, ‚ and ‚Epithalamion.‘