FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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Sir Thomas Wyatt
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Henry Howard
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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George Herbert
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Detailed explanation-1: -Edmund Spenser is one of the most important poets of the Elizabethan Era. His masterpiece, The Fairie Queen remains one of the most renowned epic poems in the English language. Spenser was a contemporary, and a close friend of Sir Walter Raleigh, who introduced him to Elizabeth’s court.
Detailed explanation-2: -He made friends with the local gentry, such as Sir Ralph Horsey of Clifton Maybank and Charles Thynne of Longleat. During this period at a dinner party at Horsey’s, Raleigh had a heated discussion about religion with Reverend Ralph Ironsides.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most important for Spenser’s literary career, however, was his close friendship with Gabriel Harvey, a professor of rhetoric who served initially as his mentor and ultimately as his literary promoter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Edmund Spenser, (born 1552/53, London, England-died January 13, 1599, London), English poet whose long allegorical poem The Faerie Queene is one of the greatest in the English language. It was written in what came to be called the Spenserian stanza.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most famous explorers of Elizabeth I’s reign. His courage and good looks made him a favourite of the Queen’s, and she rewarded him handsomely.