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No help here, April 13, 2004
This review is from: Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene": A Study Guide from Gale's "Epics for Students" (Volume 02, Chapter 4) (Digital)
The first eight pages of this 55 page document are not content. The last page is an advertisement. Bewtixt the two are a two and a half page plot summary (Cantos I-VI and Mutabilities), character summaries, a few essays, and various other information. The cursory plot summary misses key points (e.g. character deaths) and does not adequately locate events. Several important characters lack a summary; others are grossly misrepresented. The essays, on the other hand, are written for scholars, and are not readily decipherable without foreknowledge of the book. ("'[D]egendered' in this stanza had become the more purely francophonic 'degenered,' a substitution that encourages us to make a more explicit connection between the end of feminine rule showcased in Book 5 and the shift in literary form that immediately follows.") Much of what remains is truism ("The Faerie Queene is a romantic epic."), inaccurate (Arthur is not, in fact, party to the destruction of the Bowre of Blisse.), or irrelevant (passim).
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Big bang for the buck, February 25, 2004
This review is from: Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene": A Study Guide from Gale's "Epics for Students" (Volume 02, Chapter 4) (Digital)
I had a paper due, and only one weekend to get it done. Although I had read the entire book in my class, this was really helpful in clearing up some confusion, since Spenser isn't exactly a piece of cake to read. This "book" is far more useful than I ever expected for a mere $3.95. It's a great bargain, and I would reccomend it to anyone. It includes a biography, plot summary (for books I-V), character list, themes, styles, criticism, pictures, references and sources for further reading. A+!!
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Finally I understand this book!!!, October 22, 2002
This review is from: Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene": A Study Guide from Gale's "Epics for Students" (Volume 02, Chapter 4) (Digital)
This is a terrific study guide. Just what I needed to get my paper written. Finally I understand this poem! Who knew how easy things could be with a little help??? The plot, characters--everything--are described really well. And the price is great, too.
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