Selections from The Faerie Queene Author:Edmund Spenser This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser's finest achievement: the first epic poem in modern English, "The Faerie Queene" combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply-felt allegory of the eternal struggle betwee... more »n Truth and Error...« less