Edmund Spencer & The Faerie Queene

       

Edmund Spencer (1522-1599) became famous for his Faerie Queene poem which he wrote and read to Queen Elizabeth I.

His friend Sir Walter Raleigh encouraged him to visit the Queen in London and read his poem.

His poem was presented in 3 books, the first part was published in 1590, the second in 1596. It was planed to be a 12 book publication.

The poem is an epic poem with memories and critics of Tudor's Dynasty. It also has Arthurian style, makes transcendental women into normal.