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Poetry of the Faerie Queene
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Poetry of the Faerie Queene
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul J. Alpers
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:426 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - poetry and poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691622866
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.3 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
8 December 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Professor Alpers argues that Spenser's purpose in The Faerie Queene was not to create a fictional world or to imitate action, but to create and manipulate the reader's response. Individual episodes in the poem are considered by the author as developing psychological experience within the reader rather than as actions to be observed. Part I is an ex
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