The Faerie Queene, Book Two
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The Faerie Queene, Book Two

  1. 275 pages
  2. English
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The Faerie Queene, Book Two

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From its opening scenes--in which the hero refrains from fighting a duel, then discovers that his horse has been stolen--Book Two of The Faerie Queene redefines the nature of heroism and of chivalry. Its hero is Sir Guyon, the knight of Temperance, whose challenges frequently take the form of temptations. Accompanied by a holy Palmer in place of a squire, Guyon struggles to subdue himself as well as his enemies. His adventures lead up to a climactic encounter with the arch-temptress Acrasia in her Bower of Bliss, which provides the occasion for some of Spenser's most sensuous verse. With its mixture of chivalric romance, history, and moral allegory, Book Two succeeds in presenting an exuberant exploration of the virtue of self-restraint.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Annotation
  6. Introduction
  7. The Faerie Queene, Book Two
  8. Dedication
  9. Proem
  10. Canto One
  11. Canto Two
  12. Canto Three
  13. Canto Four
  14. Canto Five
  15. Canto Six
  16. Canto Seven
  17. Canto Eight
  18. Canto Nine
  19. Canto Ten
  20. Canto Eleven
  21. Canto Twelve
  22. The Letter to Raleigh
  23. The Life of Edmund Spenser
  24. Textual Notes
  25. Glossary
  26. Index of Characters
  27. Bibliography