Spenser as maker: reinventing the English lexicon in The Shepheardes Calender

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The extensive glossaries accompanying each section of Edmund Spenser's The Shepheardes Calender required explanation, even to Spenser's contemporaries. Including glossaries in non-English texts, such as the works of Virgil, was standard practice, but The Shepheardes Calender was the first example on an English text that included a glossary of English terms. Moreover, there is something particularly unusual about the nature of glossing in this text. Two controversies surround...

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Authors: Crover, S

• Alternative title: Presented at Historical Vocabulary session
• Publication status: Not published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Language: English
• Keywords: Edmund Spenser
• Subjects: English Language and Literature; History