"The Third Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Britomartis or of Chastitie."
The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser wrote it as a paean to the Virgin Queen Elizabeth, and to the golden age which she had brought to England. Sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh and commended by the foremost literary minds of his day, Spenser's book remains one of the crowning poetic achievements of the Elizabethan period.(Summary by Annise)
The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser wrote it as a paean to the Virgin Queen Elizabeth, and to the golden age which she had brought to England. Sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh and commended by the foremost literary minds of his day, Spenser's book remains one of the crowning poetic achievements of the Elizabethan period.(Summary by Annise)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
bk3_00 - The Legende of Britomartis - Prologue
02:43 - Chapter 2
bk3_01 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 01
36:24 - Chapter 3
bk3_02 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 02
24:11 - Chapter 4
bk3_03 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 03
35:11 - Chapter 5
bk3_04 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 04
37:16 - Chapter 6
bk3_05 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 05
30:04 - Chapter 7
bk3_06 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 06
30:19 - Chapter 8
bk3_07 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 07
33:48 - Chapter 9
bk3_08 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 08
31:22 - Chapter 10
bk3_09 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 09
29:40 - Chapter 11
bk3_10 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 10
33:29 - Chapter 12
bk3_11 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 11
30:46 - Chapter 13
bk3_12 - The Legende of Britomartis - Canto 12
28:28