Stories from the Faerie Queene

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A cornerstone of English Renaissance literature Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene weaves together allegory chivalry and myth in a sprawling poetic epic. Yet its original sixteenth-century language can be daunting for readers. In this volume Mary Macleod offers a faithful retelling that preserves the grandeur of Spenser's vision while presenting it in clear accessible prose. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her narrative captures the knights quests and symbolic struggles that made the work a defining achievement of Elizabethan poetry and a key influence on later writers including Tolkien. By distilling the essence of Spenser's elaborate allegory into engaging storytelling this edition opens the door to one of literature's most ambitious epics. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Stories from the Faerie Queene provides both a gateway for newcomers and a companion for those wishing to better appreciate the enduring power of Spenser's timeless masterpiece.</span></p><p></p>