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c. 1552-1599. English poet, who has been
called the `poet's poet' because of his rich
imagery and command of versification. He is
known for his moral allegory The Faerie
Queene, of which six books survive (three
published 1590 and three 1596). Other books
include The Shepheard's Calendar 1579,
Astrophel 1586, the love sonnets Amoretti and
the Epithalamion 1595. Born in London and
educated at Cambridge, in 1580 he became
secretary to the Lord Deputy in Ireland and
at Kilcolman Castle completed the first three
books of The Faerie Queene. In 1598 Kilcolman
Castle was burned down by rebels, and Spenser
with his family narrowly escaped. He died in
London, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.