Edmund Spenser can be classified as an ambitious person from the Renaissance Period; coming from a relatively poor family to becoming a successful man. He did so through his perseverance in his studies, the interaction with other authors and poets of his time, and although having numerous works sonnet 81 being one of the most amusing. Spenser was born in London, a son of a tailor, during the year of 1522. Later on in the year 1561, he attended the “Merchant Taylor’s School as a poor scholar” (Maley Encyclopedia). Eight years later he attended Pembroke College in Cambridge, he did so by being a sizar. A sizar was a student who paid his tuition by attending to wealthier students. There he obtained both his “bachelor of arts degree and master…show more content… These people include: Richard Mulcaster, Gabriel Harvey, Edward Kirk, Sir Philip Sydney and Sir Walter Raleigh. Before the start of his career Spenser was already being influenced. Starting with Richard Mulcaster, an author and headmaster of Merchant Taylor’s School. This school’s “curriculum included Latin, Greek, and Hebrew; music and drama were stressed; and the English language” (Maley Encyclopedia). These leading to his contribution to English literature. Another influential person in his life is Gabriel Harvey, “a life-long friend” (Maley Encyclopedia) who helped him network. Another collaborator is Edward Kirk and eventually he became a member of Spenser’s poetic circle. Spenser although politically successful, he did not publish his works until 1579. His friends encouraged him to publish his works and Spenser did in honor of Sir Philip Sydney. In 1589 Sir Walter Raleigh paid a visit to Spenser and took him back to London so he may publish other works. All these people had an influence on him, as well as the places he lived in. Because of his travels, he learned new things, being able to produce works that include “religious sensibility and myth and medieval legends” (Maley
