The Faerie Queene, Vol. 1
Book Five of The Faerie Queene is Spenser's Legend of Justice. It tells of the knight Artegall's efforts to rid Faerie Land of tyranny and injustice, aided by his sidekick Talus and the timely intervention of his betrothed, the woman warrior Britomart. As allegory, Book Five figures forth ideal concepts of justice and explores how justice may be applied in a real world complicated by social inequality, female rule, political guile, and excessive violence. At the same time, as historical...
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Hamilton's revised edition, itself a milestone in academic achievement, is now considered the standard text of the poem.· Best available scholarly editions of THe Faerie Queene· Striking new cover design will make the paperback edition stand out on the shelfLibrary JournalBooks one and five (two, three, and four are coming later--figure that one out) of Spenser's opus get the red-carpet treatment. Each volume has an introduction, annotations, bibliography, glossary to get you through the old English, character index, and more. Footnotes mercifully appear at the bottom of each page so you don't have to flip constantly to the back. Nice for the academics. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Book I The Legend of the Knight of the Red Crosse, or of HolinesseBook II The Legend of Sir Guyon, or of TemperaunceBook III The Legend of Britomartis, or of ChastityBook IV The Legend of Cambel and Telemond, or of FriendshipBook V The Legend of Artegall, or of IusticeBook VI The Legend of Calidore, or of CourtesieBook VII Two Cantos of MutabilitieA Letter to RaleighCommendatory Verses and Dedicatory SonnetsTextual Notes by Hiroshi Yamashita and Toshiyuki SuzukiBibliographyThe Characters of the Faerie Queene, compiled by Shohachi Fukuda
\ Library JournalBooks one and five (two, three, and four are coming later--figure that one out) of Spenser's opus get the red-carpet treatment. Each volume has an introduction, annotations, bibliography, glossary to get you through the old English, character index, and more. Footnotes mercifully appear at the bottom of each page so you don't have to flip constantly to the back. Nice for the academics. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.\ \
