They each represent epic poetry from different epochs, The Aenid, for instance, is from the times of the Roman Empire, while paradise lost was published in the XVII century.
John Milton-Paradise Lost, Edmund Spenser-The Faerie Queen, Virgil-The Aeneid
Explanation:
It is John Milton who wrote the epic English poem "Paradise Lost" based on the book of Genesis and the exile of the archangel. It was controversial at the time it was written due to its biblical, classical and contemporary allusions. Edmund Spenser is the author of the heroic poem "The Faerie Queen" considered of the highest kind associated with the growth of nationalist feelings. Both Milton and Spenser were strongly influenced by the literary work of Virgil and even Dante selected Virgil to be his guide in the circles of hell in his Divine Comedy.
