--- product_id: 11857028 title: "- Spenser: The Faerie Queene, 2nd Edition" price: "MX$1624" currency: MXN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.mx/products/11857028-spenser-the-faerie-queene-2nd-edition store_origin: MX region: Mexico --- # Award-winning scholarly work Comprehensive annotated edition Historical & literary context included - Spenser: The Faerie Queene, 2nd Edition **Price:** MX$1624 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the epic secrets of The Faerie Queene — where scholarship meets timeless legend! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** - Spenser: The Faerie Queene, 2nd Edition - **How much does it cost?** MX$1624 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.mx](https://www.desertcart.mx/products/11857028-spenser-the-faerie-queene-2nd-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Rich Contextual Insights:** Includes chronology, letters, sonnets, and character guides for immersive understanding. - • **Definitive Textual Authority:** Freshly edited by Yamashita & Suzuki, setting the new standard for Spenser studies. - • **Enduring Scholarly Excellence:** Winner of the Isobel McAffery Award, recognized globally for outstanding contribution. - • **Masterclass in Renaissance Literature:** Dive deep with Hamilton’s acclaimed annotations guiding every complex allegory. - • **Collector’s Choice in Good Condition:** Used but well-preserved—own a piece of literary history without compromise. ## Overview This 2nd Edition of Spenser’s The Faerie Queene offers a freshly edited, critically acclaimed text with extensive annotations by A.C. Hamilton, enriched by historical context and supplementary materials. Celebrated for its scholarly rigor and awarded by the International Spenser Society, this edition is the definitive resource for serious readers and Renaissance literature enthusiasts alike. ## Description The Faerie Queene is one of the indisputably great masterpieces of English literature, and has influenced, inspired and challenged generations of writers, readers and scholars since its completion in 1596. However, its epic length, its prodigality of incident and detail, the complexity of its allegory and richness of its topical allusions make if one the hardest texts to understand. Few works demand or repay introduction and annotation as much. Professor Hamilton’s widely acclaimed annotated work, first published in 1977 and substantially revised in 2001, was the first complete critical edition widely available. Hamilton’s edition is a masterpiece of scholarship and close reading. The entire work is revised, and the text of The Faerie Queene itself has been freshly edited. The text, itself a milestone in academic achievement, has been produced by Hiroshi Yamashita and Toshiyki Suzuki and is now considered the new standard text of the poem. This edition continues the excellent scholarship of the first edition: Hamilton provides exceptionally full and careful annotation of the text, detailed guidance to critical comment past and present, and a wealth of introductory material setting the poem in its historical and literary context. This edition also includes additional material which includes a chronology, a letter to Raleigh, commendatory verses, and dedicatory sonnets. A list of characters and their appearances has also been compiled by Shohachi Fukuda, listing their place in the poem and commentary on the names. As a sign of its enduring appeal, this edition was, in 2005, award the Isobel McAffery Award by the International Spenser Society for its outstanding contribution to Spenser studies. Review: Well done! Could have used bigger print though! - Excellent book! The scholarship and detailed notes were invaluable. One negative: The first copy that arrived had a significant binding defect. However, the return and replacement were easily accomplished. Review: Best Version of Faerie Queene - The best edition of “The Faerie Queene” you can get at the moment. A.C. Hamilton’s footnotes are wonderful guides through this complex text. I’m almost through the fifth book! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #58,449 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #24 in English Literature #63 in Renaissance Literary Criticism (Books) #66 in British & Irish Literary Criticism (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 109 Reviews | ## Images ![- Spenser: The Faerie Queene, 2nd Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61uqt-HkJ5L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well done! Could have used bigger print though! *by R***K on March 31, 2026* Excellent book! The scholarship and detailed notes were invaluable. One negative: The first copy that arrived had a significant binding defect. However, the return and replacement were easily accomplished. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Version of Faerie Queene *by A***Y on November 7, 2025* The best edition of “The Faerie Queene” you can get at the moment. A.C. Hamilton’s footnotes are wonderful guides through this complex text. I’m almost through the fifth book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great rendition of the text. *by J***N on December 25, 2019* A whole lot of pages on this here book. 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