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Even though he died years ago, he is considered primarily a great poet still today. It is self-explanatory of how great his work really is. Unique as a nondramatic poet in the Elizabethan age created many famous poems and writings. Spenser’s special language is just right for his subject matter, and all the objections to him are easily overlooked by readers who want to lose themselves in the glorious world of imagination” (E.E. Cummings). He developed the nine-line Spenserian stanza which was widely imitated by poets in later times. Spenser was born in Circa 1552, in London, England (World’s Greatest Classic Books). He was born to a family of modest means at the time. He was the son of John Spenser who was a free journeyman cloth maker resident in east Smithfield in London. There is nothing much known of his mother only that her name was Elizabeth. He was the oldest of three children. Spenser seems to have had at least one sister, Sarah, and the rest brothers (Richard Baer). As a boy, the future poet entered the Merchant Taylors’ school under Richard Mulcaster (Anniina Jokinen). While at this school, he is known to have studied acti