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Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s note
By Edmund Spenser
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This second part continues an allegorical epic through linked legends that examine particular virtues—friendship, justice, courtesy—and the instability of fortune. Episodic chivalric quests, enchantments, and courtly encounters put characters through moral tests and political dilemmas, alternating martial exploits with romantic trials. Rich archaic imagery and formal stanzaic patterns present allegorical figures and moral exempla, while recurring motifs of honor, temptation, and transformation structure the narratives. The sequence closes with two brief cantos that dwell on mutability and the fleeting nature of worldly states, leaving moral questions unresolved rather than offering simple resolutions.

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Title: Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Books IV-VII

Author: Edmund Spenser

Editor: J. C. Smith

Release date: January 12, 2024 [eBook #72698]

Language: English

Original publication: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1909

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Transcriber’s note

In the HTML version the stanza numbers (indicated by Roman numerals) are in the left margin. In the EPUB3, EPUB, and Kindle versions, they are located on the right side after the first line ends.

The previous volume is available as Project Gutenberg ebook #70717.