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Cambridge
When Spenser was 18 he finished studying at Merchant Taylor's and entered into Pembroke Hall at Cambridge. In three years, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts, graduating as the 11th foremost scholar of his class of 120. He stayed at Cambridge two more years and earned his Master of Arts in 1576. During this time, public life at Cambridge was embroiled in two intellectual schools of thought: Puritanism and
Humanism.
Puritanism and Humanism were not thought of in the way that we think of them today. They were not at odds with one another, and both views could be held by the same individual. Puritanism was not so much concerned with the sexual purity of individuals. Instead it was a religious and political mode of thought. Puritans wished to maintain the purity of theology, church discipline, and establish "an all powerful Presbyterian Church, a church stronger than the state, set up in England."²
Likewise, Humanism was the study and focus on works from antiquity, predominantly Latin works. Humanism wished to abandon the medieval romances, or more simply adventure stories, and didn't like the use of rhyme in poetry because they believed it was derived from barbarian cultures, like the Goths.
The Humanist would rather have poetry mimic the style and form of ancient Latin literature, replacing rhyme with Latin meter and replace romance with the poetry that reflected Aristotle's unities.
Spenser, however, was concerned with neither of these intellectual movements. His work is a continuation of the medieval romance tradition and utilizes rhyming. This, of course, caused Spenser's work to receive harsh criticism, but his work was successful in spite of this. Spenser's continuation of medieval romance is what makes him unique and timeless as "John Milton... called him, 'our sage and serious Spenser, whom I dare to name a better teacher than Scotus or Aquinas.'⁴
Secretary to The Bishop of Rochester
Upon the reception of his Master of Arts, Spenser began his first job as a secretary to the Bishop of Rochester, John Young. During this time Spenser published his first notable work, the Shepheardes Calender (1579), and he even gained the attention of Sir Philip Sydney. At the time, being a good poet could gain a man a place in court, as Spenser for most of his life tried to gain the favor of Queen Elizabeth I. He succeeded in some respects and was given the position as secretary to Lord Gray Wilton, Deputy of Ireland. Spenser would spend the rest of his life in Ireland. It was there he would compose his greatest works yet, and even had already begun his most extensive work and masterpiece, The Faerie Queene.