Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene': A Reading Guide

ISBN-13: 9780748639564 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 232 str.

Andrew Zurcher

Opis

Introduces a Renaissance masterpiece to a modern audience. This guide will help new readers to understand and enjoy The Faerie Queene, drawing attention to its various ironies, its self-reflexive construction, its visual emphasis and the timeless ethical, political, and literary questions that it asks of all of us. The book includes key selections from the poem (each accompanied by a headnote, commentary and glosses), historical and critical discussions, teaching and learning plans and a guide to further resources in electronic and print media.

Spis treści

Preface: How to read The Faerie Queene Series Editors' Preface 1 Mapping and Making 2 Selections from the poem 3 Contexts and Reception 4 Teaching the Text 5 Resources for Study Index