The Meaning of Spenser'S Fairyland / Isabel E. Rathborne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rathborne, Isabel E., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1965]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Attempts to provide a clear understanding of Spenser's fairy mythology by looking at three questions. 1. What did Spenser mean by "Fairyland"? 2. What was the basis for his distinction between fairies and Britons? 3. Why did he celebrate Elizabeth in the character of Fairy Queen?

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

Abbreviations

I. The Glory of this World

II. Gods and Heroes

III. "The Fayerye"

IV. The Fairy Queen

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89544-5

OCLC:

1100441686