Spenser's Defense of Lord Grey (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Spenser's Defense of Lord Grey

It should not be necessary to say that the author of this monograph holds no brief for England's Irish policy in the sixteenth century. Nor has he undertaken to defend against all comers a body of political opinion which, while manifestly congenial to the eclectic genius of Spenser, never theless fell far short of a satisfactorily integrated system of ideas. In its primary intention, indeed, the study is descriptive rather than argumenta tive, even though the necessity of defending the position here taken has led to the adoption of a mildly controversial manner. The larger questions of criticism which will occur to the mind of the judicious reader I have not attempted to answer, in the belief that these might be profitably deferred until after the publication of studies complementary to the one here offered had laid a broader foundation for an estimate of Spenser's position in the literature of the English Renaissance.

For the loan of books I am indebted to the libraries of Harvard, Yale, the University of Chicago, and the University of Cincinnati; and for suggestions and criticisms of various kinds to Professor E. B. Greene, Professor A. S. Pease, and the editorial staff of the University Studies.

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