{"product_id":"the-faerie-queene-as-childrens-literature-9781476666174","title":"The Faerie Queene as Childrens Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Edmund Spenser''s vast epic poem\u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e is the most challenging masterpiece in early modern literature and is praised as the work most representative of the Elizabethan age. In it he fused traditions of medieval romance and classical epic, his religious and political allegory creating a Protestant alternative to the Catholic romances rejected by humanists and Puritans. The poem was later made over as children''s literature, retold in lavish volumes and schoolbooks and appreciated in pedagogical studies and literary histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Distinguished writers for children simplified the stories and noted artists illustrated them. Children were less encouraged to consider the allegory than to be inspired to the moral virtues. This book studies \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e''s many adaptations for a young audience in order to provide a richer understanding of both the original and adapted texts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040404406615,"sku":"9781476666174","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476666174.jpg?v=1750946639","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-faerie-queene-as-childrens-literature-9781476666174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}