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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.
Despite all of his acknowledged greatness, almost no one reads Spenser any more. Roy Maynard takes the first book of The Faerie Queene, exploring the concept of Holiness with the character of the Redcross Knight, and makes Spenser accessible again. He does this not by dumbing it down, but by deftly
A splendid retelling in prose of Edmund Spenser's English epic poem, The Faerie Queene, that is enjoyable on its own, while also providing background for reading the poem itself, as well as exciting interest in doing so. With the story and characters firmly fixed in mind, the reader will more easily
The Faerie Queene was the first epic in English and one of the most influential poems in the language for later poets from Milton to Tennyson. Dedicating his work to Elizabeth I, Spenser brilliantly united medieval romance and renaissance epic to expound the glory of the Virgin Queen. The poem recou
