Spenser, Edmund 1552?-1599 creator Wauchope, George Armstrong 1862-1943 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I" by Edmund Spenser is an epic poem first published in 1590. This opening book follows the Redcrosse Knight on a quest embodying the virtue of Holiness. Separated from his lady Una through deception, the knight falls into captivity and despair. Una perseveres through countless dangers to rescue him, leading to his recovery and ultimate test: defeating a dragon. Written as allegory praising Queen Elizabeth I, the poem explores virtue through knights' adventures while operating on multiple symbolic levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene Release date is 2005-03-07 E-text prepared by Charles Franks, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Knights and knighthood -- Poetry Virtues -- Poetry PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15272 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15272 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133346.0 15272