Edmund Spenser
Born: 12-31-1551
Edmund Spenser was an influential English poet of the late 16th century, best known for his epic poem "The Faerie Queene." Born in 1552, his work is renowned for its rich allegory and innovative use of the English language. Spenser's poetry reflects the political and cultural landscape of Elizabethan England, and he is celebrated for his contributions to the development of English verse. His literary legacy endures in the canon of classic English literature.
Book summaries for books written by Edmund Spenser
Quotes
For that which all men then did vertue call, is now cald vice.
Foolhardy constance and rash persons praise, the gentle minde the wise doth soonest raise.
But when they came where thou thy tokens spread, they found no sign, but fear and silence dead.
For all that fair is, is by nature good; that is a sign to know the gentle blood.
His heart is true, and stout with valiant thought.
The gentle minde the wise doth soonest raise.
True love is a durable fire, in the mind ever burning.
The way to win a woman's heart is to make her feel that she is in your power, without knowing it herself.
To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength, gives in your weakness their first nourishment.
The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.
His face, the mirror of his mind, did show the shadow by the which his soul did rest.
I would have given my soul for a kiss.