Spenser's Images of Life
Author | : C. S. Lewis |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2013-11-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781107691131 |
ISBN-13 | : 1107691133 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spenser's Images of Life written by C. S. Lewis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was compiled by Alastair Fowler from notes left by C. S. Lewis at his death. It is Lewis's longest piece of literary criticism, as distinct from literary history. It approaches The Faerie Queene as a majestic pageant of the universe and nature, celebrating God as 'the glad creator', and argues that conventional views of epic and allegory must be modified if the poem is to be fully enjoyed and understood.