{"product_id":"spensers-heavenly-elizabeth-providential-history-in-the-faerie-queene-hardcover","title":"Spenser's Heavenly Elizabeth: Providential History in the Faerie Queene - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Stump\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals the queen behind Edmund Spenser's \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e. Placing Spenser's epic poem in the context of the tumultuous sixteenth century, Donald Stump offers a groundbreaking reading of the poem as an allegory of Elizabeth I's life. By narrating the loves and wars of an Arthurian realm that mirrors Elizabethan England, Spenser explores the crises that shaped Elizabeth's reign: her break with the pope to create a reformed English Church, her standoff with Mary, Queen of Scots, offensives against Irish rebels and Spanish troops, confrontations with assassins and foreign invaders, and the apocalyptic expectations of the English people in a time of national transformation. Brilliantly reconciling moral and historicist readings, this volume offers a major new interpretation of \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals the queen behind Edmund Spenser's \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e. Placing Spenser's epic poem in the context of the tumultuous sixteenth century, Donald Stump offers a groundbreaking reading of the poem as an allegory of Elizabeth I's life. By narrating the loves and wars of an Arthurian realm that mirrors Elizabethan England, Spenser explores the crises that shaped Elizabeth's reign: her break with the pope to create a reformed English Church, her standoff with Mary, Queen of Scots, offensives against Irish rebels and Spanish troops, confrontations with assassins and foreign invaders, and the apocalyptic expectations of the English people in a time of national transformation. Brilliantly reconciling moral and historicist readings, this volume offers a major new interpretation of \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Stump\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Saint Louis University, USA. His publications include \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I and Her Age\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth I and the 'Sovereign Arts, '\u003c\/i\u003e along with numerous articles on Renaissance literature and the \u003ci\u003eSpenser \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSidney World Bibliographies\u003c\/i\u003e. With Carole Levin, he founded the Queen Elizabeth I Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 337\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794599870752,"sku":"9783030271145","price":161.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b9bc146ed15b71adb876d430c7258c9.webp?v=1780730113","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spensers-heavenly-elizabeth-providential-history-in-the-faerie-queene-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}