The Faerie Queene - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Edmund Spenser, Thomas P. Roche (Editor), C. Patrick O'Donnell (Editor)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:1979-01-25Pages:1248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140422078ISBN-10:140422072UPC:9780140422078Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Ancient & Classical, MedievalBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.81 x 5.08 x 2.19 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC4FGF9ZF1
The Faerie Queene
'Great Lady of the greatest Isle, whose light
Like Phoebus lampe throughout the world doth shine'
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...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780140422078ISBN-10:140422072UPC:9780140422078Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Ancient & Classical, MedievalBook Topic:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.81 x 5.08 x 2.19 inchesWeight:1.8012Product ID:SC4FGF9ZF1
Edmund Spenser was born in London in 1552, and was educated at the Merchant Taylor's School from which he proceeded to Cambridge. He wrote his first poem, The Shepheardes Calender, in 1579. In 1580 he went to Ireland as secretary to Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and stayed there most of his remaining life. While at his estate in County Cork, Spenser acquainted himself with his...
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Contributor(s)
Edmund Spenser, Thomas P. Roche (Editor), C. Patrick O'Donnell (Editor)
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