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The Faerie Qveene

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An edition of Faerie queene (1590)

The Faerie Qveene

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"The Faerie Queene is one of the seminal masterpieces of English literature, and has influenced, inspired and challenged generations of writers, readers and scholars since its completion in 1596. However, its epic length, its wealth of incident and detail, the complexity of its allegory and richness of its topical allusions make it one of the hardest texts to understand. Few works demand or repay introduction and annotation as much.

Professor Hamilton's widely acclaimed annotated work, first published in 1977, was the first complete critical edition available for the scholar, student or general reader. It is now a standard textbook for all students of Spenser."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Longman
Language
English
Pages
787

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The Faerie Queene: Book Six and the Mutabilitie Cantos
September 7, 2007, Hackett Pub Co Inc
Paperback in English
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The faerie queene
2006, Hackett Pub. Co., Hackett Publishing Company
in English
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The Faerie Qveene
2001, Longman
in English
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The faerie queene: in two volumes : Books 4-7
1974, Dent
in English
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The faerie queene
1915, University Press
Cover of: The faerie queene
The faerie queene
1915, University Press
in English
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Poetry.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
821/.3
Library of Congress
PR2358.A3 H27 2001, PR2358.A3H27 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
787

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3953229M
Internet Archive
faerieqveene0000spen
ISBN 10
058209951X
LCCN
2001050514
OCLC/WorldCat
48265576
Library Thing
19729
Goodreads
60288

Work Description

The Faerie Queene was one of the most influential poems in the English language. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united Arthurian romance and Italian renaissance epic to celebrate the glory of the Virgin Queen. Each book of the poem recounts the quest of a knight to achieve a virtue: the Red Crosse Knight of Holinesse, who must slay a dragon and free himself from the witch Duessa; Sir Guyon, Knight of Temperance, who escapes the Cave of Mammon and destroys Acrasia’s Bowre of Bliss; and the lady-knight Britomart’s search for her Sir Artegall, revealed to her in an enchanted mirror. Although composed as a moral and political allegory, The Faerie Queene’s magical atmosphere captivated the imaginations of later poets from Milton to the Victorians.

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