When Edmund Spenser wrote his romantic epic The Faerie Queene, he intended for it to be an allegory. ... In a letter to Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser wrote, "Sir knowing how doubtfully all Allegories may be construed, and this booke of mine, which I have entituled the Faery Queene, being a continued Allegory, or dark conceit..." (514). ... "Each book of The Faerie Queene has as its centre a hero or heroine whose task is to learn a particular virtue by facing, falling before but ultimately discovering how to master, the specific vices which beset it" (Evans 143). ... The first t...

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Paradise Lost and The Faerie Queene are two examples of epic poetry sharing similar epic conventions, but differing in the notion of how heroism is portrayed, such that one, The Faerie Queene, conforms to the traditional notions of heroism of knighthood and chivalry, whereas Paradise Lost undermines these traditions of classical heroism by presenting a hero that saves humanity without any act of violence or aggression. ... As the course of the poem takes way, a tragic turn develops and we can see Milton's intention of showing that the fall of humankind is more heroic than that of o...

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Through the examination of the central characters in The Iliad, The Faerie Queene, and Paradise Lost, one can come to comprehend this transition throughout the epic tradition. ... The Faerie Queene written by Edmund Spenser, is one of the most notable epic poems written during the early modern time period. ... In the poem, the Faerie Queene, also referred to as Gloriana, represents an idealized version of Queen Elizabeth. ... Spenser also wrote what is widely acknowledged as a preface to The Faerie Queene called "Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh on The Faerie Queene". ... This ...

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Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" I. Introduction When Edmund Spenser wrote his romantic epic The Faerie Queene, he intended for it to be an allegory. ... In a letter to Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser wrote, "Sir knowing how doubtfully all Allegories may be construed, and this booke of mine, which I have entituled the Faery Queene, being a continued Allegory, or dark conceit..."" (514). ... "Each book of The Faerie Queene has as its centre a hero or heroine whose task is to learn a particular virtue by facing, falling before but ultimately discovering how to master, the sp...

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In "The Faerie Queene" there are few female characters, the males take the lead. ... This reigns true for many of the characters Spenser places in the poem. ... Spenser fills The Faerie Queene with numerous accounts of religious ideologies. ... The personification of pure Christian truth, Una aids several characters in finding their faith after losing it. ... Una's role in The Faerie Queene is not only a heroine but one that many can look up to. ...

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Moreover, the very notion of a "Fairy Queen- refers unmistakably to another famous work of the period, Edmund Spenser's epic, the Faerie Queene, intended as an elaborate celebration of Elizabeth and her court. ... Main Characters Duke Theseus The Athenian duke has recently defeated the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta in battle, and plans to marry her four days after the opening of the play. ... The character of Theseus appears in Greek myth (he was a friend of Hercules and a giant-killer), but Shakespeare more likely got the idea for his character from Chaucer's Knight&#...

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