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(0)Edmund Spenser
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English
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The first book in this Elizabethan epic poem follows the adventures of the chivalrous Redcrosse Knight and his virtuous love Lady Una.
Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene ushered in a new sensibility in English literature as the reunited country entered the seventeenth century. In his distinctive verse form-which came to be known as the Spenserian stanza-Spenser inspired his countrymen with tales of noble adventure, romance, and chivalry. This first...
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Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Language
English
Description
Of all the stimuli that have inspired poets over the centuries, love in all its guises has been an unceasingly rich and varied source of powerful, romantic and exquisite verse. Love poems have retained their popularity through the years by expressing eternal and universal emotions. From Chaucer to Coleridge, Shakespeare to Shelley, the same message of love has been put to verse in a myriad of poetic styles. Classic Love Poems contains a cross section...