The Critics of Edmund Spenser is a book written by Herbert Ellsworth Cory, first published in 1911. The book is a critical analysis of the works of Edmund Spenser, one of the most celebrated poets of the Elizabethan era. The author examines the reception of Spenser's poetry by his contemporaries and later critics, including Samuel Johnson and Matthew Arnold. Cory delves into the controversies surrounding Spenser's works, including the criticisms of...