The Daerie Queene
The Daerie Queene
Edmund Spenser's first wife was called Machabyas Childe. Their wedding took place at a rather grand venue: St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster, which is now the church of the House of Commons.
10 things you might not know about Spenser:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/01/13-january-edmund-spenser.html
But in the stay of her own stedfast might
Neither to one herself nor other bends.
Most happy she that most assured doth rest,
But he most happy who such one loves best.”
Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599), Amoretti, lix
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A #seasonal #woodcut depicting Queen Elizabeth I, surrounded by court ladies playing #musical #instruments (#viol, #harp, #lute, #flute. Also piping shepherds)
From the Eclogue for #April in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes Calender, 1579.
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Five days until RSA in Puerto Rico, and amazingly, both my papers are written and slides prepared!
First up, "Milton in Japan: Paradise Lost in Translation" (co-authored), in the panel "New Perspectives on Milton's Poetics." https://rsa.confex.com/rsa/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6417
The other is a five-minute talk, part of a roundtable on "Metaphysical Poetry: Genre, Canon, Anthology." https://rsa.confex.com/rsa/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6314
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I am a scholar of #EarlyModern #English #literature, especially the #poetry of #JohnDonne and #EdmundSpenser. I teach anything from Old English to the present, most recently a course on #LordByron. My interests include #satire and #humour, #Renaissance and modern #art, #allegory, and #anime. Native speaker of #Russian; proficient but rusty in #Italian, #French, #Latin, and #Japanese.
I am a #letterpress printer, amateur #photographer, and #naturalist. I am passionate about the #environment and #conservation and enjoy #hiking, #birding, #running, #canoetripping and #backcountry #camping, and #rockclimbing.