Faerie Queene Books 6 & 7, The

By Spenser, Edmund

Book Id: WPLBN0002950011
Format Type:
File Size: 156.46 MB
Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Faerie Queene Books 6 & 7, The
Author:	Spenser, Edmund
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, Myths/Legends, Poetry
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Faerie Queene Books 6 & 7, The
Historic Publication Date:	1590
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Spenser, B. E. (1590). Faerie Queene Books 6 & 7, The. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
The Sixth Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of S, Calidore or of Cvrtesie.' Apart from Books 1-6, the only surviving section of the Faerie Queene is a short isolated fragment known as the Mutabilitie Cantos (traditionally numbered Book 7, cantos 6-8); this fragment is also included in the present recording. Although the Faerie Queene was never completed, it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser wrote it as a paean to the Virgin Queen Elizabeth, and to the golden age which she had brought to England. Sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh and commended by the foremost literary minds of his day, Spenser's book remains one of the crowning poetic achievements of the Elizabethan period.(Summary by Annise)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Myths/Legends, Poetry