Stories from the Faerie Queene (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Pierce, Edward Lillie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605064769 ISBN 13: 9781605064765

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book Description:

"Spenser's The Faerie Queene is one of the masterpieces of English poetry, and certainly part of the literary pedigree that culminated in Tolkien. However, the original text is very difficult to follow for modern readers because of the archaic language and spelling. To the rescue comes Mary Macleod. Her late Victorian retelling in straightforward modern English allows one to plow through Spenser's intricate and allegorical plot. If you are planning to read the Faerie Queene, or want to understand the narrative but don't have the time or patience to tangle with an epic poem in early modern English, you've come to the right place." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Introduction; The Red Cross Knight; The Court Of The Queen; The Wood Of Error; The Knight Deceived By The Magician; The Knight Forsakes Una; Holiness Fights Faithless, And Makes Friends With False Religion; Una And The Lion; In The Hands Of The Enemy; The House Of Pride; The Battle For The Shield; Una And The Woodland Knight; The False Pilgrim; Giant Pride; Prince Arthur; The Wondrous Bugle And The Mighty Shield; The Knight With The Hempen Rope; In The Cave Of Despair; How The Red Cross Knight Came To The House Of Holiness; The City Of The Great King; The Last Fight; "ease After War"; ''the Good Sir Guyon''; Sir Guyon Meets The Magician; Friend Or Foe?; The Story Of The Knight And The Lady; The Three Sisters; Braggadochio; Fury's Captive; The Anger Of Fire; The Idle Lake; The Realm Of Pluto; The Cave Of Mammon; The Champion Of Chivalry; The House Of Temperance; The Rock Of Reproach And The Wandering Islands; Sea-monsters And Land-monsters; The Bower Of Bliss; The Legend Of Britomart; How Sir Guyon Met A Champion Mightier Than Himself; How Britomart Fought With Six Knights; How It Fared With Britomart In Castle Joyous; How Britomart Looked Into The Magic Mirror; How Britomart Went To The Cave Of The Magician Merlin; How Britomart Set Forth On Her Quest; How Britomart Came To The Castle Of The Churl Malbecco; How Britomart Walked Through Fire; What Britomart Saw In The Enchanted Chamber; How Britomart Rescued A Fair Lady From A Wicked Enchanter; What Strange Meetings Befell On The Way; How Sir Satyrane Proclaimed A Great Tournament; What Befell On The First And Second Days Of The Tournament; How Britomart Did Battle For The Golden Girdle; How The Golden Girdle Was Awarded To The False Florimell; How Sir Scudamour Came To The House Of Care; How The "savage Knight" Met The "knight With The Ebony Spear"; How Britomart Ended Her Quest; The Squire Of Low Degree; The Giant With Flaming Eyes; "for His Friend's Sake"; The Giant's Daughter; The Adventures Of Sir Artegall; The Sword Of Justice And The Iron Man; The Adventure Of The Saracen's Bridge; The Giant With The Scales; Borrowed Plumes, And The Fate Of The Snowy Lady; How The Good Horse Brigadore Knew His Own Master; The Adventure Of The Two Brothers And The Coffer; Radigund, Queen Of The Amazons; How Sir Artegall Threw Away His Sword; The House Of Guile; The Battle Of Queen Radigund And Britomart; The Adventure Of The Damsel, The Two Knights, And The Sultan's Horses; The Adventure At The Den Of Deceit; The Adventure Of The Tyrant Grantorto; Sir Calidore, Knight Of Courtesy; The Quest Of The Blatant Beast; The Proud Discourteous Knight; Coridon And Pastorella; In The Brigands' Den; The Beast With A Thousand Tongues

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About the Author

About the Author:

"Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875(1875-07-10) - May 18, 1955) was born in Mayesville, South Carolina and died in Daytona Beach, Florida. A tireless educator born to former slaves, she is best known for founding a school in 1904 that later became part of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach. She was president of the college from 1923-42 and 1946-47, one of the few women in the world who served as a college president at that time. Bethune worked for the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and attempted to get him to support a proposed law against lynching. She was also a member of Roosevelt's Black Cabinet, among other leadership positions in organizations for women and African Americans. Upon her death, columnist Louis E. Martin said, "She gave out faith and hope as if they were pills and she some sort of doctor." Her house is preserved by the National Park Service as Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, and a sculpture of her is located in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1605064769
• ISBN 13: 9781605064765
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320