TY - GEN T1 - Edmund spenser's "The faerie queene" : a reading guide T2 - Reading guides to long poems. A1 - Zurcher, Andrew LA - English PP - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press YR - 2011 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn741513918 AB - 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. Key Features Contains substantial selections from The Faerie Queene Provides an integrated introduction to Spenser's life, the intellectual and historical context of his writing and the poem's critical reception Includes a range of suggestions for teaching and learning about the poem, both in formal seminars and through independent study Contains a bibliography of further resources, including a list of editions, a list of key critical studies of the poem and a selection of useful websites OP - 218 CN - PR2358 .Z87 2011eb SN - 9780748646319 SN - 0748646310 SN - 1283221691 SN - 9781283221696 SN - 0748639578 SN - 9780748639571 SN - 9780748639564 SN - 074863956X KW - Spenser, Edmund, : 1552?-1599. : Faerie queene. KW - Spenser, Edmund, : 1552?-1599 : Criticism and interpretation. KW - Spenser, Edmund, : 1552?-1599 KW - Faerie queene (Spenser, Edmund) KW - Spenser, Edmund. : Faerie Queene. KW - English poetry : 16th century : History and criticism. KW - English poetry : Early modern, 1500-1700 : History and criticism. KW - Poésie anglaise : 16e siècle : Histoire et critique. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : Shakespeare. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : Poetry. KW - English poetry KW - The Faerie Queene (Spenser) KW - Lyrik. KW - Englisch. KW - 1500-1599 KW - dissertations. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Gidsen (vorm) KW - Gedichten (teksten) KW - Academic theses. KW - Thèses et écrits académiques. ER -