The Fowre Hymns

Edmund Spenser
Cambridge University Press, 5/29/2014
EAN 9781107669765, ISBN10: 1107669766

Paperback, 152 pages, 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 cm
Language: English

Originally published in 1907, this book contains the text of Edmund Spenser's philosophical 'Fowre Hymnes'. Winstanley's introduction and notes detail the heavy influence of Platonic philosophy on Spenser's writings, particularly the role and function of the various kinds of love. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spenser's works and in Elizabethan poetry.

Introduction
1. Spenser and Plato
2. The influence of Plato on the Fowre Hymnes
3. The influence of Ficino and Bruno on the Fowre Hymnes
The Fowre Hymnes
An hymne in honour of love
An hymne in honour of beautie
An hymne of heavenly love
An hymne of heavenly beautie
Notes
Index.