{"product_id":"the-faerie-queene-books-three-and-four","title":"The Faerie Queene, Books Three and Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Faerie Queene, Books Three and Four (Paperback, 512 pages) – Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2006. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThese paired Arthurian legends suggest that erotic desire and the desire for companionship undergird national politics. The maiden Britomart, Queen Elizabeth's fictional ancestor, dons armor to search for a man whom she has seen in a crystal ball. While on this quest, she seeks to understand how one can be chaste while pursuing a sexual goal, in love with a man while passionately attached to a woman, a warrior princess yet a wife. As Spenser's most sensitively developed character, Britomart is capable of heroic deeds but also of teenage self-pity. Her experience is anatomized in the stories of other characters, where versions of love and friendship include physical gratification, torture, mutual aid, competition, spiritual ecstasy, self-sacrifice, genial teasing, jealousy, abduction, wise government, sedition, and the valiant defense of a pig shed.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Edmund Spenser, Dorothy Stephens, Abraham Stoll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071278207210,"sku":"9780872208551","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/714cdMGxBhL._SY522.jpg?v=1781292532","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-faerie-queene-books-three-and-four","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}