The faerie queene volume 2 edmund spenser full view 1759 the faerie queene volume 3 edmund spenser full view 1758 the faerie queene volume 3 edmund spenser full view 1758 view all common terms and phrases allegory armes arthur backe beare beast beauty bitter blood body book called canto cause chaucer christian church common deadly deare death doth dragon duessa earth english . The faerie queene book i tells the story of the knight of holiness the redcrosse knight this hero gets his name from the blood red cross emblazoned on his shield he has been given a task by gloriana that greatest glorious queen of faerie lond to fight a terrible dragon ii3 he is traveling with a beautiful innocent young lady and a . The faerie queene volume 2 books amazonca skip to main contentca books hello sign in account lists account . The faerie queene is an english epic poem by edmund spenser published first in three books in 1590 and later in six books in 1596 the faerie queene is notable for its form it was the first work written in spenserian stanza it is an allegorical work written in praise of queen elizabeth i about author edmund spenser c 1552 13