How many books were originally planned to form the work The Faerie Queene ?
Correct answer: D. 12
- A. 18
- B. 8
- C. 23
- D. 12
Explanation
Spenser originally planned The Faerie Queene as a twelve-book poem, with each book devoted to one of twelve moral virtues. He completed only six books, followed by the unfinished Mutabilitie Cantos.
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