Author(s): Spenser, Edmund
Reader(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Poetry
Period: Renaissance
Catalogue No: NA0161
Barcode: 9781843797951
Release Date: 01/2015

SPENSER, E.: Faerie Queene (The) (Unabridged)

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 between Truth and Error…

Tracklist

Disc 1
Spenser, Edmund - Author
Timson, David (Reader)
1The First Booke03:28
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto I10:10
Timson, David (Reader)
3His Lady sad to see his sore constraint…09:13
Timson, David (Reader)
4The drouping Night thus creepeth on them fast…11:28
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto II11:08
Timson, David (Reader)
6Melting in teares, then gan she thus lament…13:21
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto III09:48
Timson, David (Reader)
8Thus long the dore with rage and threats…10:21
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 2
1Her piteous words might not abate his rage…03:56
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto IV08:41
Timson, David (Reader)
3So forth she comes, and to her coche…09:29
Timson, David (Reader)
4Full many mischiefes follow cruell VVrath…09:51
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto V09:51
Timson, David (Reader)
6So wept Duessa vntill euentide…10:09
Timson, David (Reader)
7Hippolytus a iolly huntsman was…09:20
Timson, David (Reader)
8Canto VI07:59
Timson, David (Reader)
9The woodborne people fall before her flat…08:41
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 3
1So on a day when Satyres all were gone…08:31
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto VII08:40
Timson, David (Reader)
3Such one it was, as that renowned Snake…10:09
Timson, David (Reader)
4Ne let it seeme, that credence this exceedes…09:26
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto VIII12:59
Timson, David (Reader)
6The royall Virgin, which beheld from farre…13:29
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto IX12:48
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 4
1He answerd nought at all, but adding new…09:20
Timson, David (Reader)
2The knight much wondred at his suddeine wit…07:53
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto X11:00
Timson, David (Reader)
4But wise Speranza gaue him comfort sweet…12:15
Timson, David (Reader)
5Thence forward by that painfull way they pas…12:34
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto XI12:58
Timson, David (Reader)
7The knight was wrath to see his stroke beguyld…12:28
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 5
1From that first tree forth flowd, as from a well…04:34
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto XII10:37
Timson, David (Reader)
3Then forth he called that his daughter faire…11:35
Timson, David (Reader)
4The Second Booke03:01
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto I10:22
Timson, David (Reader)
6Nathlesse he shortly shall againe be tryde…10:18
Timson, David (Reader)
7Which when that warriour heard…12:55
Timson, David (Reader)
8Canto II14:38
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 6
1But her two other sisters standing by…10:01
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto III11:22
Timson, David (Reader)
3Her face so faire as flesh it seemed not…13:12
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto IV13:30
Timson, David (Reader)
5The Maiden proud through prayse…10:44
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto V10:06
Timson, David (Reader)
7It was not long, ere she inflam'd him so…10:01
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 7
1Canto VI09:26
Timson, David (Reader)
2By this she had him lulled fast a sleepe…09:23
Timson, David (Reader)
3Therewith she sweetly smyld.08:24
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto VII11:12
Timson, David (Reader)
5At length they came into a larger space…12:03
Timson, David (Reader)
6A route of people there assembled were…12:03
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto VIII15:46
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 8
1Pyrochles gan reply the second time…13:59
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto IX10:17
Timson, David (Reader)
3First she them led vp to the Castle wall…09:58
Timson, David (Reader)
4So long as Guyon with her commoned…10:17
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto X11:00
Timson, David (Reader)
6An happie man in his first dayes he was…11:08
Timson, David (Reader)
7Fiue sonnes he left begotten of one wife…11:51
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 9
1After him Vther, which Pendragon hight…05:11
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto XI12:11
Timson, David (Reader)
3For as the winged wind his Tigre fled…11:30
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto XII09:00
Timson, David (Reader)
5They passing by, a goodly Ship did see…10:13
Timson, David (Reader)
6But soone as they approcht with deadly threat…13:01
Timson, David (Reader)
7The wanton Maidens him espying…11:41
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 10
1The Third Booke02:54
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto I11:10
Timson, David (Reader)
3But to her cry they list not lenden eare…11:10
Timson, David (Reader)
4The first of them by name Gardante hight…11:55
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto II13:11
Timson, David (Reader)
6Thenceforth the feather in her loftie crest…13:31
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto III12:18
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 11
1But read (said Glauce) thou Magitian…09:07
Timson, David (Reader)
2The Damzell was full deepe empassioned…09:46
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto IV09:36
Timson, David (Reader)
4There he this knight of her begot, whom borne…09:55
Timson, David (Reader)
5Thus when they all had sorrowed their fill…10:59
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto V08:50
Timson, David (Reader)
7With that at him a quiu'ring dart he threw…09:07
Timson, David (Reader)
8Where when they saw that goodly boy…09:13
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 12
1Canto VI13:10
Timson, David (Reader)
2Vp they them tooke, each one a babe vptooke…13:13
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto VII09:53
Timson, David (Reader)
4All wayes she sought, him to restore to plight…10:03
Timson, David (Reader)
5Yet therewith sore enrag'd, with sterne regard…09:41
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto VIII10:07
Timson, David (Reader)
7But Florimell her selfe was farre away…11:43
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 13
1Fit song of Angels caroled to bee…05:08
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto IX12:35
Timson, David (Reader)
3They sate to meat, and Satyrane his chaunce…13:29
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto X09:54
Timson, David (Reader)
5But all in vaine, his woman was too wise…10:08
Timson, David (Reader)
6They all agree, and forward them addrest…10:35
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto XI16:29
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 14
1Twise was he seene in soaring Eagles shape…11:09
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto XII13:05
Timson, David (Reader)
3There were full many moe like maladies…13:03
Timson, David (Reader)
4The Fourth Booke02:55
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto I08:44
Timson, David (Reader)
6The one of them the false Duessa hight…08:52
Timson, David (Reader)
7The warlike Britonesse her soone addrest…09:32
Timson, David (Reader)
8Canto II09:48
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 15
1There they I weene would fight vntill this day…07:27
Timson, David (Reader)
2Cambelloes sister was fayre Canacee…10:08
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto III12:17
Timson, David (Reader)
4Much was Cambello daunted with his blowes…13:24
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto IV11:44
Timson, David (Reader)
6Yet as he might, himselfe he soft withdrew…11:45
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto V12:08
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 16
1Which troublous stirre when Satyrane auiz'd…11:09
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto VI12:03
Timson, David (Reader)
3But Glauce, seeing all that chaunced there…11:31
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto VII11:25
Timson, David (Reader)
5It so befell, as oft it fals in chace…11:39
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto VIII09:15
Timson, David (Reader)
7Til on a day as through that wood he rode…09:44
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 17
1At length they spide, where towards them…12:52
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto IX09:47
Timson, David (Reader)
3At length they came, wheras a troupe…10:47
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto X10:02
Timson, David (Reader)
5So as I entred, I did backeward looke…09:51
Timson, David (Reader)
6Right in the midst the Goddesse selfe did stand…10:25
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto XI14:45
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 18
1And round about him many a pretty Page…13:02
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto XII09:24
Timson, David (Reader)
3Being returned to his mothers bowre…08:39
Timson, David (Reader)
4The Fifth Booke05:51
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto I14:48
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto II11:09
Timson, David (Reader)
7Long they her sought, yet no where could…14:22
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 19
1Canto III09:47
Timson, David (Reader)
2All which when Artegall, who all this while…10:28
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto IV12:26
Timson, David (Reader)
4Sir Terpine, haplesse man, what make you here?12:36
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto V10:05
Timson, David (Reader)
6So being clad, she brought him from the field…10:04
Timson, David (Reader)
7Then why doest not, thou ill aduized man…09:21
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 20
1Canto VI10:06
Timson, David (Reader)
2He comming neare, gan gently her salute…10:28
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto VII12:01
Timson, David (Reader)
4All which when she vnto the end had heard…11:15
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto VIII12:43
Timson, David (Reader)
6So as they had deuiz'd, sir Artegall…12:44
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto IX09:26
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 21
1Thence forth they passed with that gentle…16:04
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto X09:21
Timson, David (Reader)
3There he her found in sorrow and dismay…10:27
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto XI10:05
Timson, David (Reader)
5Which when the Prince heard tell…10:53
Timson, David (Reader)
6Now turne againe (Sir Artegall then sayd)…11:11
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto XII08:36
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 22
1The trompets sound, and they together goe…14:18
Timson, David (Reader)
2The Sixth Booke04:01
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto I11:16
Timson, David (Reader)
4With that the rest, the which the Castle kept…11:28
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto II11:50
Timson, David (Reader)
6Faire gentle swayne, and yet as stout as fayre…11:46
Timson, David (Reader)
7Canto III13:33
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 23
1Now when as Phoebus with his fiery waine…10:42
Timson, David (Reader)
2Canto IV10:39
Timson, David (Reader)
3Then tooke he vp betwixt his armes twaine…08:50
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto V09:47
Timson, David (Reader)
5Till that at length nigh tyrd with former chace…10:09
Timson, David (Reader)
6Canto VI10:16
Timson, David (Reader)
7But he, the more outrageous and bold…11:37
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 24
1Canto VII12:07
Timson, David (Reader)
2Whereat the Prince awaking, when he spyde…13:00
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto VIII12:58
Timson, David (Reader)
4Then turning backe vnto that captiue thrall…12:47
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto IX13:12
Timson, David (Reader)
6Whylest thus he talkt, the knight with greedy…10:55
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 25
1Canto X10:24
Timson, David (Reader)
2Tho gan that shepheard thus for to dilate…12:10
Timson, David (Reader)
3Canto XI13:19
Timson, David (Reader)
4At last as there he romed vp and downe…12:31
Timson, David (Reader)
5Canto XII10:12
Timson, David (Reader)
6Who euer is the mother of one chylde…10:25
Timson, David (Reader)
Disc 26
1Two Cantos of Mvtabilitie09:24
Timson, David (Reader)
2The Heauens Herald staid not to reply…08:53
Timson, David (Reader)
3Eftsoones the time and place appointed were…10:02
Timson, David (Reader)
4Canto VII10:31
Timson, David (Reader)
5Next is the Ayre: which who feeles…10:56
Timson, David (Reader)
6And after these, there came the Day…08:48
Timson, David (Reader)
7The VIII Canto, Vnperfite01:27
Timson, David (Reader)
8A Letter of the Authors Expounding…10:51
Timson, David (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 33:10:26