No, I don't think you will be laughed off the net or
this message service. I don't have a specific answer
to your question, but there has been some speculation
as to the exact nature of Spenser and Harvey's
relationship. There are a couple of articles that you
may want to examine. One of the articles does relate
to Spenser and Harvey in relation to a greater
homosexual pastoral tradition. Interestingly enough,
I saw the articles on the PlanetOut website (it has an
excellent GLBT history section on its site) so you may
want to go there. The address is www.planetout.com.
Good luck.
--- Peter Zenner <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear Prof Hamilton et al,
>
> As a newbie to these Spenserian postings, may I ask
> a question
> without being laughed off the net?
>
> I suspect that 'The Shepherd's Calendar' was not
> written by
> Spenser and that the "new poet", alias Colin Clout,
> was
> a young person who Spenser helped to get published.
>
> Now I know that it was later claimed that Spenser
> was Colin
> and Harvey was Hobbinol -- but I have specific
> reasons for
> believing that the truth was concealed. Their
> relationship could
> hardly be described as one of pederasty!
>
> Would you please let me know of anything that has
> been published
> on this subject, so I may do further research?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Peter Zenner
>
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