Which statement describes the work of edmund spenser?
a. he was a favorite courtier of queen elizabeth i and was knighted for his explorations.
b. he wrote the epic poem the faerie queen about knights and virtue.
c. he led the puritan revolt against the stuart kings and was later beheaded.
d. he was a poet, soldier, and sailor who established england's first north american colony.

Edmund Spenser wrote the epic poem, The Faerie Queen, it talks about knights, dragons, ladies in distress, among others. It served as an extended allegory about living a moral life and what makes living a life of virtue. This poem was published in the year 1590. Spenser originally indicated that the poem was intended to be written twelve-books long. Up to present there are still arguments whether the poem that was published was a complete version. 

He is known to be one of the greatest English poets and a premier craftsman of Modern English.