Question

To whom The Shepherd's calendar is dedicated?

• A. Edmund Spenser
• B. Philip Sidney.
• C. Christopher Marlowe
• D. William Shakespeare

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Philip Sidney.

• The Shepherd's calendar is a collection of 12 eclogues, or short pastoral poems, that Spenser published in 1579. The eclogues are named after each month of the year and depict the life of Colin Clout, a shepherd character created by John Skelton.

• The 12 eclogues symbolize the changing seasons in a shepherd's life.