Epic poem · 1590–1596

The Faerie Queene

Books I–VI, with the Mutabilitie Cantos

by Edmund Spenser

Spenser's vast allegorical epic of knights, virtues, and the Faerie court — six completed Books (Holinesse, Temperaunce, Chastitie, Friendship, Iustice, Courtesie) plus the fragmentary Mutabilitie Cantos, in the original 1590s spelling.

Contents · 75 parts

• Book I, Canto Iabout 540 lines
• Book I, Canto IIabout 410 lines
• Book I, Canto IIIabout 400 lines
• Book I, Canto IVabout 460 lines
• Book I, Canto Vabout 480 lines
• Book I, Canto VIabout 440 lines
• Book I, Canto VIIabout 470 lines
• Book I, Canto VIIIabout 450 lines
• Book I, Canto IXabout 490 lines
• Book I, Canto Xabout 620 lines
• Book I, Canto XIabout 500 lines
• Book I, Canto XIIabout 380 lines
• Book II, Canto Iabout 600 lines
• Book II, Canto IIabout 420 lines
• Book II, Canto IIIabout 420 lines
• Book II, Canto IVabout 420 lines
• Book II, Canto Vabout 350 lines
• Book II, Canto VIabout 460 lines
• Book II, Canto VIIabout 600 lines
• Book II, Canto VIIIabout 510 lines
• Book II, Canto IXabout 540 lines
• Book II, Canto Xabout 690 lines
• Book II, Canto XIabout 450 lines
• Book II, Canto XIIabout 790 lines
• Book III, Canto Iabout 650 lines
• Book III, Canto IIabout 470 lines
• Book III, Canto IIIabout 560 lines
• Book III, Canto IVabout 550 lines
• Book III, Canto Vabout 500 lines
• Book III, Canto VIabout 490 lines
• Book III, Canto VIIabout 550 lines
• Book III, Canto VIIIabout 470 lines
• Book III, Canto IXabout 480 lines
• Book III, Canto Xabout 540 lines
• Book III, Canto XIabout 500 lines
• Book III, Canto XIIabout 460 lines
• Book IV, Canto Iabout 540 lines
• Book IV, Canto IIabout 490 lines
• Book IV, Canto IIIabout 470 lines
• Book IV, Canto IVabout 440 lines
• Book IV, Canto Vabout 420 lines
• Book IV, Canto VIabout 430 lines
• Book IV, Canto VIIabout 430 lines
• Book IV, Canto VIIIabout 580 lines
• Book IV, Canto IXabout 370 lines
• Book IV, Canto Xabout 530 lines
• Book IV, Canto XIabout 480 lines
• Book IV, Canto XIIabout 320 lines
• Book V, Canto Iabout 370 lines
• Book V, Canto IIabout 490 lines
• Book V, Canto IIIabout 360 lines
• Book V, Canto IVabout 460 lines
• Book V, Canto Vabout 520 lines
• Book V, Canto VIabout 360 lines
• Book V, Canto VIIabout 410 lines
• Book V, Canto VIIIabout 460 lines
• Book V, Canto IXabout 450 lines
• Book V, Canto Xabout 360 lines
• Book V, Canto XIabout 590 lines
• Book V, Canto XIIabout 390 lines
• Book VI, Canto Iabout 490 lines
• Book VI, Canto IIabout 440 lines
• Book VI, Canto IIIabout 460 lines
• Book VI, Canto IVabout 360 lines
• Book VI, Canto Vabout 370 lines
• Book VI, Canto VIabout 400 lines
• Book VI, Canto VIIabout 450 lines
• Book VI, Canto VIIIabout 460 lines
• Book VI, Canto IXabout 420 lines
• Book VI, Canto Xabout 400 lines
• Book VI, Canto XIabout 460 lines
• Book VI, Canto XIIabout 370 lines
• Mutabilitie Cantos, Canto VIabout 500 lines
• Mutabilitie Cantos, Canto VIIabout 540 lines
• Mutabilitie Cantos, Canto VIII (fragment)18 lines

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