Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 303 Spenser, Edmund 1551 1599 Spencer, Edmund Immerito Spenser, Edmond Child, Francis James 1825 1896 Child, F. J. (Francis James) The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Joshua Hutchinson, Carol David and PG Distributed Proofreaders Updated: 2022-11-12. "The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5" by Edmund Spenser is a collection of poetry written during the late 16th century. This volume includes a variety of poems that reflect on themes such as the transience of life, the vanity of worldly pursuits, and the power of art and memory to immortalize. The poems are infused with deep emotion and often present allegorical elements, addressing personal loss as well as broader societal issues. At the start of the volume, the opening piece titled "The Ruines of Time" introduces a mournful female figure lamenting the decay of the once-mighty city of Verulamium. She reflects on her lost glory, embodying the city that has become shadowed by time and neglect. The narrator engages with her sorrow, prompting an exploration of the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of decay. The subsequent poems in the collection, such as "The Teares of the Muses," further develop this melancholic tone, as the Muses themselves mourn the decline of artistic and intellectual pursuits in a world increasingly dominated by ignorance and folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 628320 628371 2024-10-05T05:31:08.033583 2023-10-05T06:11:41.902466 text/html text/html 640082 2022-11-12T21:34:44 text/html 338024 2024-10-05T05:31:39.410856 application/epub+zip 335749 2024-10-05T05:31:20.148469 application/epub+zip 302931 2024-10-05T05:31:14.564530 application/epub+zip 673156 2024-10-05T05:31:45.861817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614477 2024-10-05T05:31:30.332457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565188 2022-09-05T08:41:28.071205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526588 526543 2024-10-05T05:31:05.228531 2023-10-05T06:11:39.321467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 526330 2022-11-12T21:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19954 2024-10-05T05:31:46.010815 application/rdf+xml 21806 2024-10-05T05:31:15.202493 image/jpeg 4670 2024-10-05T05:31:14.883503 image/jpeg 205728 2022-11-12T21:40:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 216522 2022-11-12T21:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 310130 2024-10-05T05:31:08.085558 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia