Questo poema epico è un capolavoro di allegoria morale, che celebra le virtù attraverso imprese cavalleresche e incontri fantastici. Ogni libro approfondisce un diverso carattere virtuoso, tessendo intricate storie di eroismo e tentazione in un mondo riccamente immaginato. È un'esplorazione senza tempo di fede, coraggio e giustizia, che offre profonde intuizioni sulla condizione umana.
Part of a series of Spenser's great work, this title includes a general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters. It also contains Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Spenser.
Part of a series of Spenser's great work, this title includes general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters. It also features Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Spenser.
Faerie Queene: Book 6 and the Mutabilitie Cantos.
Part of a series of Spenser's great work, this title includes a general introduction, annotation, note on the text, bibliography, glossary, and an index of characters. It also contains Spenser's Letter to Raleigh and a short Life of Spenser.
Combines medieval romance and renaissance epic to expound the glory of the Virgin Queen. This title recounts the quests of knights including Sir Guyon, Knight of Constance, who resists temptation, and Artegall, Knight of Justice, whose story alludes to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
Provides careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment, and introductory material setting the poem - The Faerie Queene - in its historical and literary context. This book also includes additional original material, which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets.