A quotation from Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser (c. 1552-1599) English poet
The Faerie Queene, Book 2, Canto 1, st. 59 (1589-96)

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The Daerie Queene

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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

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Today's poem:

Amoretti LIV: Of this worlds Theatre in which we stay
- by Edmund Spenser

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/722631661284671488/amoretti-liv-of-this-worlds-theatre-in-which-we?source=share

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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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#Introduction

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.