The Faerie Queene

by Edmund Spenser

Overview

The Faerie Queene was first published in 1590. It is one of the longest poems in the English language and is separated into 6 books.

Book 1 focuses on the virtue of holiness as embodied in the Redcrosse Knight. The Redcrosse Knight must fight off monsters, wizards and betrayal on his quest to marry his lady Una.

This edition has been made to fit most pockets, and is formatted to enhance ease and enjoyment of reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780995352063
Publisher:	Jonathon Best
Publication date:	07/16/2021
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599) was an English poet considered to be one of the greatest poets in the English language. While Spenser would published more than a dozen works in his lifetime he is best known for his epic poem, The Faerie Queene. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, the book is both one of the longest poems and most influential in the English language.

Table of Contents

The Faerie QueeneA Note on the Text
Table of Dates
Further Reading
A Letter of the Authors
Commendatory Verses
Dedicatory Sonnets

Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Two Cantos of Mutabilitie

Textual Appendix
Notes
Common Words

Editorial Reviews

Books one and five (two, three, and four are coming later--figure that one out) of Spenser's opus get the red-carpet treatment. Each volume has an introduction, annotations, bibliography, glossary to get you through the old English, character index, and more. Footnotes mercifully appear at the bottom of each page so you don't have to flip constantly to the back. Nice for the academics. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Spenser’s long but incomplete epic, allegorically instructive and linguistically archaic, is also a fantasy romp among knights, monsters, witches, and beautiful damsels. David Timson both conveys the fun and actually makes the poem easier to understand (though perhaps still daunting for newcomers) by interpreting it through his narration. He uses his voice richly and well to convey both the emotion and thought of the text with clarity and intelligence. He skillfully distinguishes and characterizes, especially, the male personae, sometimes using class and regional accents. His females are less convincing, and his voice for the heroine, Britomart, is oddly unpleasant. But Timson’s fine reading rescues the poem from academic dryness and renders it as the pleasurable entertainment it was, at least in part, meant to be. W.M. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

MAY 2016 - AudioFile