Edmund Spencer (1552-1599) His Life His Life His Major Works His Major Works Characteristics of His Works Characteristics of His ments on ments on Him ? born in a minor noble family 。? educated at the Merchant Taylor ’ s School and Pembroke College. ? In 1576 went to the north of England, where he wrote The Shepheardes Calender . ? In 1580, secretary to Lord Grey of Wilton, the queen ’ s deputy in Ireland. ? In 1598, forced to abandon Kilcolman Castle. His Life Back His Major Works ? The Faerie Oueene (his masterpiece) ( 1590- 1596) ? The Shepheardes Calender (lament for the loss of Rosalind) ( 1579 ):a pastoral poem in twelve books, one for each month of the year. ? Epithalamion (a wedding hymn) (1595) Back The Faerie Queene The Faerie Oueene ? The Faerie Queene is a long poem planned in twelve books, of which he finished only six. ? It is an allegorical work dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I . Back The Faerie Queene ? Largely symbolic, the poem follows several knights in their adventures to test their virtues: Holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice, Courtesy. ? Dominating thoughts: nationalism, humanism, and puritanism . Writing feature of the poem ? The Faerie Queene ” was written in a special verse form called : Spenserian Stanza( 斯宾塞诗节)。? Each stanza has 9 lines, each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentameterform 抑扬格五音步, and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter line 长短格六步格诗. ? The rhythm scheme is abab bcbc c . Canto 1 (Excerpt) ? A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine , ? Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde , ? Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine , ? The curell markes of many a bloudy fielde ; ? Yet armes till that time did he never wield : ? His angry steede did chide his foming bitt , ? As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : ? Full jolly knight he seemd , and faire did sitt , ? As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt仙后(第一卷,
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