Spenser: The Faerie Queene by A C Hamilton

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Spenser: The Faerie Queene by A C Hamilton

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Part of Longman Annotated English Poets series

Summary

Hamilton's edition is a masterpiece of scholarship and close reading. The entire work is revised, and the text of The Faerie Queene itself has been freshly edited, the first such edition since the 1930s. The text has been produced by Hiroshi Yamashita and Toshiyuki Suzuki and is now considered the new standard text of the poem.

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Spenser: The Faerie Queene by A C Hamilton

Provides careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment, and introductory material setting the poem - The Faerie Queene - in its historical and literary context. This book also includes additional original material, which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets.

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“All in all, it is a major work of scholarship, combining a meticulously prepared text with splendid annotationIt will last, and will help inspire new generations of readers.” 

Tom MacFaul, Notes and Queries

 

“Hamilton's edition of the Faerie Queene is indispensable to any serious scholar of Spenser.”

Amazon.co.uk review

A C Hamilton is the retired Cappon Professor Emeritus at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. He is the General Editor of Spenser Encyclopedia.

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ISBN 13 9781405832816
ISBN 10 1405832819
Title Spenser: The Faerie Queene
Author A C Hamilton
Series Longman Annotated English Poets
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2006-08-21
Number of pages 816
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.