Renaissance ยท Epic poetry
The Shepheardes Calender
by Edmund Spenser. A major work by Edmund Spenser exploring virtue, monarchy, allegory; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1579
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Renaissance
- Genre
- Epic poetry
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Edmund Spenser exploring virtue, monarchy, allegory; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.