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The faerie queene : a reader's guide / Elizabeth Heale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heale, Elizabeth, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Faerie queene.
- Spenser, Edmund.
- Epic poetry, English--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, English.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 190 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- The first great epic poem in the English language, The Faerie Queene is a long and complex allegory that presents the first- time reader with many difficulties of allusion and interpretation. This book, designed as a handbook to be consulted by students while reading the poem, is the only convenient and up-to-date guide available. Religious and political contexts are explained, while the analysis of Spenser's literary, techniques encourages close reading. This revised edition takes account of recent developments in Spenserian criticism, and brings the guidance on further reading up to date.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-187) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521654688
- OCLC:
- 39765453
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