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ISBN 10: 0872208478 
ISBN 13: 9780872208476
Author: Edmund Spenser, Erik Gray, Abraham Stoll

The Faerie Queene Book Two 1st Table of contents:

• Canto I

  • Guyon meets the Redcrosse Knight.
  • They encounter Archimago's deceptions.
  • The story of Amavia and the infant Ruddimane, victims of Acrasia.
  • Guyon's vow to punish Acrasia and rescue Amavia's husband, Mortdant.

• Canto II

  • Guyon and his Palmer (guide) search for Acrasia.
  • They encounter the lustful maidens, Phaedria and Cymochles.
  • A test of Guyon's temperance against sensual temptation.
  • The Palmer's wisdom guides Guyon.

• Canto III

  • A digression to the tale of Braggadocchio, the false knight.
  • He encounters Trompart and Archimago, who steals Guyon's horse and spear.
  • Explores the vice of vainglory and cowardice, contrasting with true knightly virtue.

• Canto IV

  • Guyon's pursuit of Braggadocchio.
  • Encounters with Belphoebe (representing Chastity), who wounds Braggadocchio.
  • Further encounters with figures representing various forms of intemperance or vice.

• Canto V

  • Guyon's fall from his horse and his meeting with Occasion and Furor.
  • He learns the importance of self-control and managing wrath.
  • The allegorical battle against Furor and his mother, Occasion.

• Canto VI

  • Guyon and the Palmer continue their journey.
  • They encounter the greedy Mammon and his temptations of wealth in the "Cave of Mammon."
  • Guyon resists the allure of riches and worldly power.

• Canto VII

  • Guyon's ordeal in the Cave of Mammon continues.
  • He witnesses the punishments of the avaricious.
  • His perseverance through extreme temptation and near exhaustion.

• Canto VIII

  • Guyon, weakened from his trial, is attacked by fiends.
  • He is rescued by the Angel, Prince Arthur, who represents Magnificence (the sum of all virtues).
  • Prince Arthur's combat against Pyrochles and Cymochles.

• Canto IX

  • Prince Arthur and Guyon travel together.
  • They reach the House of Alma (representing the soul/body).
  • An elaborate allegorical description of the human body and its faculties.
  • Guyon and Arthur learn about the vices of the body and mind.

• Canto X

  • The knights explore the House of Alma further.
  • They visit the "Castle of the Soul" and its various chambers (Phantastes, Eumnestes, Anamnestes, etc.).
  • A genealogical history of British and faerie kings, linking the poem to real-world history and monarchy.

• Canto XI

  • Prince Arthur's continued journey.
  • His encounter with the giant Gerioneo and the pagan forces.
  • A battle representing the triumph of true faith and virtue over tyranny and idolatry.

• Canto XII

  • Guyon and the Palmer finally reach the "Bower of Bliss," Acrasia's enchanting but destructive domain.
  • Detailed descriptions of the sensual temptations (luxurious gardens, seductive nymphs).
  • Guyon's ultimate confrontation with Acrasia.
  • The capture of Acrasia and the destruction of her Bower.
  • The transformation of her beastly lovers back into men, though they remain morally corrupted.

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