Spenser's Faerie Queene. A New Edition: with a Glossary, and Notes Explanatory and Critical by John Upton Prebendary of Rochester and Rector of Great Riffington in Gloucestershire.

London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson, in the Strand. 1758. 4to. 26cm, in 2 volumes, xlii,[I08],673,[I] & 392,385-392,393-673,[1]pp., (signatures: [a]-e4, *a-*f4, *B4-*C4, *D2; B-4Q4, 4R1; A-4Q4, 4R1., chapter device decorations, in contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked, raised bands, gilt ruled borers, corner and centre device decorations in the panels, double black crushed morocco labels, the original boards have some wear and wear on the edges, signature of Hemy Streatfeild in upper margin of titles, and Streatfeild armorial bookplates on front paste-downs endpapers, with the family motto "Data fata Sequutus" (Following my destiny [fate]) from Vergil's "Aeneid" Item #41208

ESTC T134641. One of the classical works of the English language, The Faerie Queene was first published in two parts, in 1590 and 1596. Spenser's epic poem was written in a rhyme scheme that became known as Spenserian stanza. The long allegorical work honours the Tudor dynasty, and Queen Elizabeth I in particular. The Queen was delighted enough with the work to award Spenser a pension for life. Aside from providing the extensive notes for this work, John Upton (1707-1760) also published Critical Observations on Shakespeare (1746).

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