The Faerie Queene, Books Three and Four Paperback / softback
by Edmund Spenser
Edited by Dorothy Stephens, Abraham Stoll
Part of the Hackett Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
These paired Arthurian legends suggest that erotic desire and the desire for companionship undergird national politics.
The maiden Britomart, Queen Elizabeth's fictional ancestor, dons armor to search for a man whom she has seen in a crystal ball.
While on this quest, she seeks to understand how one can be chaste while pursuing a sexual goal, in love with a man while passionately attached to a woman, a warrior princess yet a wife.
As Spenser's most sensitively developed character, Britomart is capable of heroic deeds but also of teenage self-pity.
Her experience is anatomized in the stories of other characters, where versions of love and friendship include physical gratification, torture, mutual aid, competition, spiritual ecstasy, self-sacrifice, genial teasing, jealousy, abduction, wise government, sedition, and the valiant defense of a pig shed.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Publication Date:30/11/2006
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- ISBN:9780872208551
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Publication Date:30/11/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780872208551
