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The Elfin Knight: Book 2 of Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene'

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The Elfin Knight: Book 2 of Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene'Be enchanted. Feed your hunger for fantasy. Exercise your faith. Test your judgment. Form your imagination. Enter Faerie Land. Look Inside the Book "Now that I have found the Canon Press series, I will not use any other edition of Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Engaging (and often hilarious) footnotes, helpful definitions of archaic language, enlightening end of chapter questions, a delightful re telling in the Appendix, and a classy printing all

Be enchanted. Feed your hunger for fantasy. Exercise your faith. Test your judgment. Form your imagination. Enter Faerie Land.

Look Inside the Book

"Now that I have found the Canon Press series, I will not use any other edition of Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Engaging (and often hilarious) footnotes, helpful definitions of archaic language, enlightening end-of-chapter questions, a delightful re-telling in the Appendix, and a classy printing all contribute to the readability and accessibility of this edition. Toby J. Sumpter provides more than just an excellent annotation and edition of an important but often inaccessible text. He serves as a merry travel guide for our middle and high schoolers who would rather be found catching snakes than reading books."  ~ Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

"Edmund Spenser (1559-99) has earned the title 'the poet's poet' because of the high poetry of his epic and because so many great poets, including Milton, Dryden, Tennyson, and Keats, cut their poetic teeth on The Faerie Queene. The hero of Book II is Sir Guyon, the knight of Temperance. But do not let that throw you. This is not a poem about teetotalism. As C. S. Lewis puts it, The Faerie Queene 'demands of us a child's love of marvels and dread of bogies, a boy's thirst for adventures, a young man's passions for physical beauty.' Following in the wake of Roy Maynard's Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves, Toby Sumpter's notes are insightful and humorous—making this great Christian epic poem accessible for modern readers. The Elfin Knight makes an excellent choice as a homeschool or classroom text." -Jayson Grieser, Fellow of Humanities, New Saint Andrews College

"The poem is a great palace, but the door into it is so low that you must stoop to go in. No prig can be a Spenserian. It is of course much more than a fairy tale, but unless we enjoy it as a fairy tale first of all, we shall not really care for it." -C.S. Lewis

UPDATED AND ANNOTATED: Toby Sumpter

PAGE COUNT: 284 pages

SIZE: 6x9"

BINDING: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1591280524

ISBN-13: 9781591280521

PUB. DATE: September 28, 2010

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Erin Kennedy
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★★★★★ 3
Good for some
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Good advice but it's written for college students that don't work. Not for someone who goes to night school like I do.
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This was so well written, I loved every second of it. It was a lovely take on vampires and what they are or can be. Spoilers: This wasn’t an easy read for me. How Miyako’s parents acted… that was my parents only worse in a lot of ways and only better in that they never hit me as an adolescent. So reading this brought up memories of the abuse I suffered. Even so, it is a really good story and I highly recommend. I hope to read more of her stories soon and follow Miyako and see how she and her family grow as characters.
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TheRealDan
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I really loved this book and the characters!
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I enjoyed this way more than I expected! I cared for the characters and there was so much to this -vampires, witches, trans, lesbians..... The story was really well done and I will read more by the author.
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JJ Junker
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
Yes, more please!
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Love comes in many flavors, and I think most of them are here. I can not wait for the next book in the series. Thank you for an awesome read!
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Toya (the reading chemist)
San Leandro, US
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Trans, sapphic vampires?! YES PLEASE!
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Before I just go recommending this book to everyone, please be in mind that there is misgendering, deadnaming, and slurs pertaining to transgendered people in the book. The author is a trans woman, so all of these instances are addressed on page. I am a lover of all things vampire, and when my kindle recommended this trans, sapphic romance, I couldn't hit the buy button fast enough. Miyako is a trans woman who wants more to life since coming out as trans. The two joys in her life are Luna (her best friend) and River (her sister). Miyako begrudgingly accompanies Luna to see her favorite band, but she doesn't expect to meet actual vampires who agree to turn both her and Luna. After Miyako is turned, she finds herself in a body that finally reflects the way that she has always felt, a burgeoning crush on a gorgeous vampire who hates her, and other lingering dangerous that she didn't anticipate. I freaking loved Miyako. Miyako has always been so sure of herself and her identity regardless of what others think of her, including her trash ass parents that deserve to burn in the pits of hell (sorry not sorry). Miyako also will do any and everything to protect those she loves, which includes protecting her sister River from the bigoted and trashy parents. Found family is the central theme of this book. Once you are turned, you are immediately accepted into the coven of Hell's Redemption, they do ANYHTHING for their own including providing a place to live and protection. I loved seeing this, and this is so important for queer folks who would otherwise have no support system. While this book does have several romantic pairings and soulmates is a big theme as well, the intimate scenes are fade to black, which works for this book (in my opinion). I can't wait for the next book, so I can get more of these amazing characters!
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