by Briton Rivire, Una and the Lion

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Introduction

Faerie Queene

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One of the longest poems in English language. Penned in 16thC by Edmund Spenser Written with a devotional, ethical and political allegory Consists of 12 books.

Each book consecutively depicts a particular Christian virtue possessed by a knight.

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Written in several allegorical levels Can be read as a praise of Queen Elizabeth I Spenser only finished the half of the story

Setting is a fictive "Faerie land" under the Faerie Queene. Takes its structure from the Italian romance

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Background

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Background

Written in a contraversial period, The Reformation Under the pressure of Tudor dynasty Bears Post-renaissance characteristics due to the epoch (e.g. Aeneid by Virgil) Undoubtly Spensers profound knowledge of literary history and ingenuity. Influence of Italian works

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Spensers Intention

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Spensers Intention

Tired to avoid gealous opinions ad misconstructions The generall end of the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in virtuous and gentle discipline

Defined his work as a historcall fiction which is to be read for delight rather than the profite of the ensample

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Structure and Language

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Structure and Language

Written in Spenserian stanza exclusively invented for the story Of the nine lines, the first eight is written in iambic pentameter and the last in iambic hexameter.

The rhyme pattern is ABABBCBCC.

Every single one of the twelve book contains 20 cantos.

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The Characters

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Arthur the main hero of the poem. He is in search for the Faerie Queene. King Arthur Faerie Queene (Gloriana) though never shows herself in the poem, she is in the core of it. Elizabeth I

Redcrosse the hero of Book I. He represents the virtue of Holiness. St. George Una prospective wife of Redcrosse. She represents the truth.

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Duessa the foil of Una. Represents falsehood. Archimago one of the major antagonists of Book I along with Duessa. Able to change his appearance Britomart the hero of Book III. The virgin female knight. Represents chastity. In search for Arthegall Florimell another character of importance in Book III. Stands for beauty. Constantly chased by other men. Satyrane Born out of a human and a satyr. Natures warrior.
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The Story

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The most well-known and acclaimed books of the poem are Book I & III. In two of them, the narrator follows the quest of two knights, Redcrosse and Britomart.

He analyzes the Christian virtues, Holiness and Chastity.

Redcrosse, the knight of Holiness, is to be united with Una, truth. In his quest, he follows Duessa, the falsehood, decieved by her.
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He pays for this mistake with suffering. He recovers in the house of Holiness with the help of Hope, Charity and Faith. With the strength taken from the house of Holiness, he is able to destroy the dragon, which represents all the evil in the world.

Britomart, the knight of Chastity, is a beautiful woman.

She has already the ability to resist lust.

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Yet, she is not prepared to love. She sees her prospective husband in a magical mirror. In Book III, Britomart does not represent any false actions. The characters around her do. The other characters in the poem, the lion, the Satyrs and humans have an innate goodness. However, they often tend to leave Gods way when faced an evil thing.

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SOURCES
1. Spenser, Edmund (1984). Thomas P. Roche, Jr., with the assistance of C. Patrick O'Donnell Jr, ed. The Faerie Queene. Penguin Books. p. 11 2. Some Notes on Myth and Allegory in the Faerie Queene, Humphrey Tonkin, Modern Philology , Vol. 70, No. 4 (May, 1973), pp. 291-301 3. http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/200149/Th e-Faerie-Queene 4. http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/fqueen/context.html

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