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. ... For example, in Book I, Canto I, Spenser describes the adventure that the Redcrosse Knight must embark on: Upon a great adventure he was bond, That greatest Gloriana to him gave, That greatest Glorious Queene of Faerie lond, To winne him worship, and her grace to have, Which of all earthly things he most did crave; (Faerie Queene 19-23) It is clear...

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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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