S0625100 (spĕn′sər), Edmund 1552?-1599. English poet known chiefly for his allegorical epic romance The Faerie Queene (1590-1596). His other works include the pastoral Shepeardes Calendar (1579) and the lyrical marriage poem Epithalamion (1595).Spen·se′ri·an(spĕn-sîr′ē-ən) adj.