The Faerie Queene as children's literature : Victorian and Edwardian retellings in words and pictures / Velma Bourgeois Richmond.

"Edmund Spenser's vast epic poem The Faerie Queene is the most challenging masterpiece in early modern literature and is praised as the work most representative of the Elizabethan age. The poem was later made over as children's literature, retold in lavish volumes and schoolbooks and appreciated in...

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Main Author: Richmond, Velma Bourgeois (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599. > Faerie queene.
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599 > Adaptations > History and criticism.
Children's literature, English > History and criticism.
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599 > Appreciation > English-speaking countries.
Children > Books and reading > English-speaking countries > History > 19th century.
Children > Books and reading > English-speaking countries > History > 20th century.
Spenser, Edmund, > 1552?-1599.
Literature > Adaptations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:vii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Edmund Spenser's vast epic poem The Faerie Queene is the most challenging masterpiece in early modern literature and is praised as the work most representative of the Elizabethan age. The poem was later made over as children's literature, retold in lavish volumes and schoolbooks and appreciated in pedagogical studies and literary histories"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:PR2358 .R52 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-266) and index.
ISBN:9781476666174 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476666172 (softcover : alk. paper)