The Faerie Queene

Name: The Faerie Queene
Author: Edmund Spenser
ISBN: 0140422072

by Edmund Spenser

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‘Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose light Like Phoebus lampe throughout the world doth shine’ 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 Du...

First published 15901252 pages

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Category: Poetry
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 2
Editions known: 139

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 821.31821.3821
Library of Congress (LCC): PR2350 1611PR2358 A1 1909PR2358.A3 H28 2007PR2358 A2 T7

Subjects

British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Cs.engls.literEarly modernEnglishEnglish Epic poetryEnglish poetryEnglish, Irish, Scottish, WelshEpic poetryEpic poetry, englishGeneralIrishKnights and knighthood

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ISBN 0140422072English

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First published1590

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