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The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser.Books I–III were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IV–VI. The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 stanzas, [1] it is one of the longest poems in the English language; it is also the work in which Spenser invented the verse form known as the Spenserian ...
Faerie Queen is a song performed by Celtic artist Alexander James Adams on his first solo album, Wanderlust (released under the name Heather Alexander). The song's credits as given in the Heather Alexander Songbook are lyrics by Philip R. Obermarck and additional lyrics & music by Heather Alexander. Wanderlust was released in 1994. [1]
A Chinese man and woman enter singing several songs about the joys of their world. ("Thus, the gloomy world", "Thus happy and free" and "Yes, Xansi"). Two other Chinese women summon Hymen, who sings in praise of married bliss, thus uniting the wedding theme of A Midsummer Night's Dream, with the celebration of William and Mary's anniversary. [3]
The epic poem The Faerie Queene frontispiece, printed by William Ponsonby in 1590. Spenser's masterpiece is the epic poem The Faerie Queene. The first three books of The Faerie Queene were published in 1590, and the second set of three books was published in 1596. Spenser originally indicated that he intended the poem to consist of twelve books ...
The encounter, meant to expose the Redcrosse Knight to the faults of pride, more or less fails. He comes face-to-face with the short-lived pleasure of pridefulness, especially in meeting Lucifera, who is, allegorically, the antithesis to the good-natured Faerie Queene (Queen Elizabeth). Despite experiencing the fabrication of both place and ...
A fairy queen Gloriana, daughter of King Oberon, is the titular character of the allegorical epic poem The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. She is also called Tanaquill, derived from the name of the wife of Tarquinius Priscus. She is a virtuous ruler written as an allegorical depiction of Queen Elizabeth.
The Faerie Queene, 1590 epic poem by Edmund Spenser; The Fairy-Queen, 1692 music drama by Henry Purcell based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream ...
Gloriana was the name given by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser to his character representing Queen Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene. It became the popular name given to Elizabeth I. The opera depicts the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex, and was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June ...