The Faerie Queen

The Faerie Queen is an incomplete epic poem in English written by Edmund Spencer. The first addition was published in 1590 and the second g apart in 1596. The Fairy Queen is notable for its form: it was the first work written in Spenserian stanza and is one of the longest poems in English. It is an allegorical work, written in praise of Elizabeth I. Largely symbolic, the poem siguie the work of several knights in an examination of its various virtues.