Spenser's Images of Life

Klappentext

This book was compiled by Alastair Fowler from notes left by C. S. Lewis at his death.

Zusammenfassung
This book was compiled by Alastair Fowler from notes left by C. S. Lewis at his death. It approaches The Faerie Queene as a majestic pageant of the universe and nature, and argues that conventional views must be modified if the poem is to be fully enjoyed and understood.

Inhalt

Preface; Introduction; 1. The false Cupid; 2. Antitypes to the false Cupid; 3. Belphoebe, Amoret and the Garden of Adonis; 4. The image of evil; 5. Mutability; 6. The image of good; 7. Britomart's dream; 8. Faceless knights; 9. The misery of Florimell; 10. The story of Arthur; Index; Plates.