# The Learning Curve: UK U-Sussex’s Andrew Hadfield on Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, & Epic Poetry

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Published: 2026-05-27T17:34:02+00:00
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## Resource

In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools speak with Andrew Hadfield, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Sussex and British Academy Fellow, about the life, works, and legacy of the great poet Edmund […]

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