Spenser: The Faerie Queene
Spenser: The Faerie Queene
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
The Faerie Queene is a scholarly masterpiece that has influenced, inspired, and challenged generations of writers, readers and scholars since its completion in 1596. Hamilton's edition is itself, a masterpiece of scholarship and close reading. It is now the standard edition for all readers of Spenser. The entire work is revised, and the text of The Faerie Queene itself has been freshly edited, the first such edition since the 1930s. This volume also contains additional original material, including a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses and dedicatory sonnets, chronology of Spenser's life and works and provides a compilation of list of characters and their appearances in The Faerie Queene.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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| 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. |
| Note | Unavailable |