The Spenser encyclopedia

Author(s)

• Hamilton, A. C. (Albert Charles)

Bibliographic Information

The Spenser encyclopedia

A.C. Hamilton, general editor ... [et al.]

Routledge, 2014, c1990

• : uk pbk

Note

"First published by University of Toronto Press"--T.p. verso

"This edition published 1996 by Routledge ... First issued in paperback 2014"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [789]-809

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'This masterly work ought to be The Elizabethan Encyclopedia, and no less.' - Cahiers Elizabethains Edmund Spenser remains one of Britain's most famous poets. With nearly 700 entries this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive one-stop reference tool for: * appreciating Spenser's poetry in the context of his age and our own * understanding the language, themes and characters of the poems * easy to find entries arranged by subject.

Table of Contents

Directions for Use, Classification of Articles, Introduction, Acknowledgments, Contributors, THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA, Abbreviations, Illustrations, General Bibliography, Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BB19559545
• ISBN:
  • 9780415755610
• Country Code: cn
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 858 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR2358
  • DC20 : 821.3
  • NDC8 : 930.28
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Poetry in English. Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599
  • BLSH : Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599