Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser
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"Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I" by Edmund Spenser is an epic poem first published in 1590. This opening book follows the Redcrosse Knight on a quest embodying the virtue of Holiness. Separated from his lady Una through deception, the knight falls into captivity and despair. Una perseveres through countless dangers to rescue him, leading to his recovery and ultimate test: defeating a dragon. Written as allegory praising Queen Elizabeth I, the
poem explores virtue through knights' adventures while operating on multiple symbolic levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Wauchope, George Armstrong, 1862-1943 |
| Title | Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Charles Franks, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 |
| Subject | Knights and knighthood -- Poetry |
| Subject | Virtues -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15272 |
| Release Date | Mar 7, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 14895 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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