Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Title


The Fairie Queene



This title is in reference to Queen Elizabeth of England, whose patronage Edmund sought during his trips to the court.   And in fact the work is dedicated to Queen Elizabeth on the recto of the title page with a lovely dedication from Edmund Spenser to Her Royal Highness.  Please see the title page and the dedication.


Picture used courtesy of LSU Special Collections


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