Spenser's Britomart
Title | Spenser's Britomart PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund Spenser |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1896 |
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The Faerie Queene as Children's Literature
Title | The Faerie Queene as Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Velma Bourgeois Richmond |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2016-07-13 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1476625875 |
Edmund Spenser's vast epic poem The Faerie Queene is the most challenging masterpiece in early modern literature and is praised as the work most representative of the Elizabethan age. In it he fused traditions of medieval romance and classical epic, his religious and political allegory creating a Protestant alternative to the Catholic romances rejected by humanists and Puritans. The poem was later made over as children's literature, retold in lavish volumes and schoolbooks and appreciated in pedagogical studies and literary histories. Distinguished writers for children simplified the stories and noted artists illustrated them. Children were less encouraged to consider the allegory than to be inspired to the moral virtues. This book studies The Faerie Queene's many adaptations for a young audience in order to provide a richer understanding of both the original and adapted texts.
The Faerie Queene
Title | The Faerie Queene PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund Spenser |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1920 |
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The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen
Title | The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen PDF eBook |
Author | Geraldine McCaughrean |
Publisher | Gardners Books |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 9780340866221 |
This version of Edmund Spenser's classic tale is retold in an accessible manner, bringing stories of knights, dragons, sorcerers and princesses to a new generation.
Illustrations and Ornamentation from The Faerie Queene
Title | Illustrations and Ornamentation from The Faerie Queene PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Crane |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 1999-01-01 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0486402746 |
Magnificent collection of medieval illustrations and decorations created by famed Victorian-era artist to illustrate a sumptuous limited edition of The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser's 16th-century allegorical epic poem. Over 300 superb images — including full-page plates, headpieces, borders, vignettes, and decorative initials — depict knights, maidens, dragons, unicorns, angels, and a host of decorative elements.
Stories from the Faerie Queene
Title | Stories from the Faerie Queene PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund Spenser |
Publisher | |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 1916 |
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Spenser's Narrative Figuration of Women in The Faerie Queene
Title | Spenser's Narrative Figuration of Women in The Faerie Queene PDF eBook |
Author | Judith H Anderson |
Publisher | Medieval Institute Publications |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2018-03-31 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1580443184 |
Concentrating on major figures of women in The Faerie Queene, together with the figures constellated around them, Anderson's Narrative Figuration explores the contribution of Spenser's epic romance to an appreciation of women's plights and possibilities in the age of Elizabeth. Taken together, their stories have a meaningful tale to tell about the function of narrative, which proves central to figuration in the still moving, metamorphic poem that Spenser created.