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The Faerie Queene – Volume II – Edmund Spenser by Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene – Volume II – Edmund Spenser
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"Fierce wars and faithful loves shall moralize my song."
This massive allegorical poem follows several knights (Redcrosse, Britomart, Guyon) as they undertake quests for Gloriana, the Faerie Queene (representing Queen Elizabeth I). Each knight represents a virtue (Holiness, Chastity, Temperance) and battles monsters, sorcerers, and temptations that represent vices. It is a fusion of Arthurian legend, classical myth, and Protestant theology.
Spenser's epic is one of the longest poems in English. It invented the 'Spenserian stanza' and is a landmark of the English Renaissance, designed to fashion a gentleman in virtuous and gentle discipline.
Volume II of 2 — Books IV–VI (1596) and the Mutability Cantos: Friendship, Justice and Courtesy.
Technical details
- Title The Faerie Queene – Volume II – Edmund Spenser
- Author Edmund Spenser
- Format A5 (148 x 210 mm)
- Paper Black & white, cream 90 g
- Binding Perfect bound
- Cover Softcover, matte finish
- Era Renaissance
- Movement Humanism
- Language English
- ISBN 979-10-453-1120-6
- EAN 9791045311206
