Project Gutenberg 2013-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 1064 Spenser, Edmund 1551 1599 Spencer, Edmund Immerito Spenser, Edmond Crane, Walter 1845 1915 The Shepheard's Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve Monethes Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shepheardes_Calender Produced by Chris Curnow, Nicole Henn-Kneif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Shepheard's Calender: Twelve Aeglogues Proportionable to the Twelve" by Edmund Spenser is a poetic work written in the late 16th century, specifically during the English Renaissance. This collection features twelve pastoral poems, or "æglogues," each representing one month of the year, and aims to explore themes of love, nature, and the rustic life. Central characters include shepherds like Colin Clout and rustic figures who express their joys and sorrows through lyrical reflection. At the start of the text, the narrative introduces Colin Clout, a shepherd, who laments his unfulfilled love for a country lass named Rosalind. His emotional turmoil is depicted through a vivid comparison of his heartache to the harshness of winter, reflecting a deep sense of despair and unrequited affection. Colin's sorrowful state leads him to break his pipe, symbolizing a loss of joy and artistic expression, aligning his personal plight with the melancholic atmosphere of the cold season. This opening sets the tone for a rich exploration of pastoral life entwined with elements of traditional English poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42607/42607-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 257610 2025-08-17T08:38:40.579060 text/html 241050 2024-10-23T15:25:29 text/html 1526943 2025-08-17T08:38:46.932069 application/epub+zip 1529119 2025-08-17T08:38:41.688120 application/epub+zip 156852 2025-08-17T08:38:41.109085 application/epub+zip 1625857 2025-08-17T08:38:50.166071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1619680 2025-08-17T08:38:46.408034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260373 2022-09-19T12:55:20.467920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166884 2025-08-17T08:38:39.581109 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146688 2024-10-23T15:25:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17186 2025-08-17T08:38:50.321043 application/rdf+xml 35683 2025-08-17T08:38:41.234063 image/jpeg 4286 2025-08-17T08:38:41.173097 image/jpeg 1458098 2025-08-17T08:38:40.692074 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia