The 26th volume of this annual series contains 11 contributions. Three of the essays concern aspects of The Faerie Queene: Lee Piepho's analysis of the influence of the work of Mantuan's
Georgius on Spenser's rendition of the story of St. George (Piepho is at Sweet Briar College); his use of William Adlington's translation of Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche, by Kathryn Walls
(Victoria U. of Wellington); and a comparison of Chaucer's Squire's Tale with the story of Amis and Amiloun, by Vaughn Stewart (U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Three more essays, by James
Kearney (U. of California, Santa Barbara), Richard E. Lynn (independent scholar, New York), and Megan L. Cook (U. of Pennsylvania), are on aspects of The Shepheardes Calender. Other topics
include Yeat's use of English Renaiassance poetry, and humor in Spenser's Daphnaida. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
