The faerie queene
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Author
Contributions
- Roche, Thomas P. - Contributor
- O'Donnell, C. Patrick. - Contributor
Publication
1978 - Penguin, Harmondsworth, England
Language
English
Word Count
311,750 words, Guess
Page Count
1,247 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100140422072
- ISBN-139780140422078
- Goodreads765427
- Library of Congress Control Number78322396
- Open LibraryOL4294502M
Classifications
- DDC821/.3
- LCCPR2358.A3 R6 1978
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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- Poetry
Series Statement
- Penguin English poets
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