The faerie queene
by Spenser, Edmund frey50
Series: Penguin English poets | Penguin classics Published by : Penguin Books (Harmondsworth | New York ) , 1987 Physical details: 1246 p. 20 cm. ISBN:0140422072 (pbk.). ISSN:978014042| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 - 899 | 821.3 Spe (Browse shelf) | Available | 80614 |
Includes ' ... the "Mutabilitie Cantos" ... the folio of 1609 ... the letters to Raleigh, the "Commendatory Verses", the "Dedicatory Sonnets" and the original ending of Book Three ... from the 1590 edition' -- note.
Combines medieval romance and renaissance epic to expound the glory of the Virgin Queen. This title recounts the quests of knights including Sir Guyon, Knight of Constance, who resists temptation, and Artegall, Knight of Justice, whose story alludes to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.