John Upton (Spenser editor)
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John Upton was an important early editor of Edmund Spenser
, who is best known for the notes in his 1758 edition of Spenser's great romance epic The Faerie Queene
, which was first published in 1590 (books 1-3) and 1596 (books 4-6).
Upton was educated at Oxford University, where he was for a while a college fellow. The notes in his edition of The Faerie Queene attempted to link the poem to events in Spenser's life, and characters in the poem with historical figures.
Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognised as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy, and one of the greatest poets in the English...
, who is best known for the notes in his 1758 edition of Spenser's great romance epic The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene is an incomplete English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. The first half was published in 1590, and a second installment was published in 1596. The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: it was the first work written in Spenserian stanza and is one of the longest poems in the English...
, which was first published in 1590 (books 1-3) and 1596 (books 4-6).
Upton was educated at Oxford University, where he was for a while a college fellow. The notes in his edition of The Faerie Queene attempted to link the poem to events in Spenser's life, and characters in the poem with historical figures.
Works
- (ed.) EpictetusEpictetusEpictetus was a Greek sage and Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia , and lived in Rome until banishment when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece where he lived the rest of his life. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses...
, To tou Epiktētou Encheiridion, 1744 - Critical observations on Shakespeare, 1746
- Remarks on three plays of Benjamin Jonson Viz. Volpone, or The Fox : Epicoene, or The silent woman : and The alchemist, 1749
- (ed.) Spenser's Faerie queene, 1758