ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Faerie Queene is notable for its form: at over 36, 000 lines and over 4, 000 stanzas, 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 stanza.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Faerie Queene (1590) is an epic poem by Edmund Spenser (c. 1552–1599), which follows the adventures of a number of medieval knights. The poem, written in a deliberately archaic style, draws on history and myth, particularly the legends of Arthur.

Detailed explanation-3: -The language used in The Faerie Queene is very similar to Middle English. However, Spencer lived during a time when English had evolved into what is now termed Modern English. So his use of language is somewhat old-fashioned.

Detailed explanation-4: -Edmund Spenser, (born 1552/53, London, England-died January 13, 1599, London), English poet whose long allegorical poem The Faerie Queene is one of the greatest in the English language. It was written in what came to be called the Spenserian stanza.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first book follows the adventures of the Redcross Knight (or “Red Cross Knight"), the knight of Holiness. Redcross is on a mission from the Faerie Queene Gloriana to lead his companion, Una, back to her homeland where he is to defeat a mighty dragon that is terrorizing the people.