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Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I

Edmund Spenser

Psychology & SocietyEnglish
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The Redcrosse Knight, who stands for Holiness, rides out with the lady Una, who stands for Truth, to free her parents from a dragon that has besieged their…

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Author
Edmund Spenser
Category
Psychology & Society
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

The Redcrosse Knight, who stands for Holiness, rides out with the lady Una, who stands for Truth, to free her parents from a dragon that has besieged their kingdom for years. On the way he kills the monster Error, but the enchanter Archimago separates him from Una, and he falls under the spell of the false and beautiful Duessa, visits the House of Pride, is imprisoned by the giant Orgoglio and nearly yields to the voice of Despair, before he is rescued, learns true faith in the House of Holiness and finally fights the dragon for three days.

Context and significance

Edmund Spenser (about 1552–1599) published the first books of The Faerie Queene in 1590, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, and invented for it the nine-line Spenserian stanza later used by Byron and Keats. This school edition of Book I, by G. A. Wauchope, has an introduction and notes to help with the allegory. Its spiritual journey anticipates The Pilgrim's Progress.

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