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Comic Spenser : faith, folly, and The faerie queene / Victoria Coldham-Fussell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coldham-Fussell, Victoria, author.
- Series:
- Manchester Spenser.
- The Manchester Spenser
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599. Faerie queene.
- Spenser, Edmund.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 236 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 'Comic Spenser' explains how the deep-rooted cultural bias against humour has skewed interpretation of The Faerie Queene since its first publication. As well as bringing a comic perspective to new areas of the poem, this study explores profound connections between humour, faith, and allegory.
- Contents:
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- chapter 1. The Comic Renaissance
- chapter 2. Humour and Heroism
- chapter 3. Spenser's Bawdy; Or, Red Crosse's Problem with Desire
- chapter 4. Laughing at Love
- Chapter 5. Parody and Panegyric
- Epilogue
- Humour and Allegory
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 23, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526167040
- 1526167042
- 9781526131126
- 1526131129
- OCLC:
- 1467874437
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