The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser by J C Smith c1912 With Critical Notes

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Title: The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser
Author: J C Smith and E De Selincourt (Editors)
Publisher : Henry Frowde-Oxford University Press
Publication c1912
Format: Hardback

Condition: Green covers with gilt lettering to spine and front and embossed pattern. Spine has faded and there is a small split to the top. Pages are clean with no marks. Portrait of Spenser to frontispiece which is tissue protected. Previous owners name to front.

Book measures: 19cm x 13cm with 736 pages

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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser by J C Smith

 

Edited with critical notes by J C Smith and E De Selincourt with an introduction by E De Selincourt and a glossary.

 

Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language. 

 

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Weight 1 kg