Perspectives for
Discussion:
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The
Faerie Queene as an Allegory
o
The Red
Cross Knight: Holliness
o
Lady
Una: Truth, True Religion
o
Portrayal
of Roman Catholic Church as a Villain
§
Moral
Allegory
- Spirit of
Renaissance
- Focuses on
the moral values
§
Religious
Allegory
- The knight:
Holiness
- Lady Una: True Religion
- Monster:
Roman Catholic Church
§
Political/Personal
Allegory
- Queen
Elizabeth
- Prince Arthur
- Earl of
Leciester
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Invocation
- Introduction
- Clio, the Goddess of History
- Cupid, God of Love
- Venus, the Goddess of Beauty
- Mars, the god of War
- The Queen
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The Faerie Queene as an Epic: An epic is
long narrative poem about a hero containing the following elements:
o
“in
media res”
o
an
invocation to the muse
o
Battles
o
Romance
o
Supernatural
inelements
o
Journeys
o
Lists
o
Descent
to the Underworld
o
Epic
Similes
Long narrative poem: It is a long narrative story. It often
contains books & parts.
About
a great soldier/hero: It is about a great leader who is identified strongly
with a particular people or society. He is “larger-than-life” and embodies
loyalty, valor/ courage, sense of justice, dignity, persistence, and many other
traits of his culture and time. In this poem this figure is Prince Arthur.
“In
media res” literally means “in the middle of things”. The epic begins in media
res and then flashes back to events that took place before the narrator’s
current time setting. The Faerie Queene begins in the middle.
Invocation to the
muse: The poet seeks help from god or goddesses. Spenser invokes the Muse
Battle/ deeds of
valour: The hero does great deeds in battle or undertakes an extraordinary
journey or quest. The knight undertakes the journey and has to fight against
the monster, the magician in Book 1.
Supernatural
Elements: It refers to gods or other supernatural or fantastic beings take part
in the action of the story. Example in this poem is the inclusion of spirits.
Journeys:
The setting is broad and often includes supernatural realms, especially the
land of the dead. Example, Journey and underworld journey
Epic
similes refer to elaborately extended comparisons relating heroic events to
simple, everyday events using like, as, so, and just as. Example is the simile
of the river Nile.
Literary Devices: Epithet: a descriptive phrase that presents a
particular trait of a person or thing.
It can be a quick aid to characterization. Transferred Epithet
refers to the situation when the characteristic feature of one thing is
attributed to the other. Example is “Weary night”.
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The Faerie Queene as Epic or Romance
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Difference
between Epic and Romance
o
The
Epic Action: single action
o
Epic
Similes
o
Supernatural
Machinery
o
The
Hero: single man’s exploits are focused in an epic.
o
A
Hybrid Epic
o
A
Romantic Epic
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Picturesque quality of Spenser’s poetry in
the Faerie Queene:
o
Description
of Landscape
o
Description
of Characters
o
Description
of supernatural Elements
o
Description
of the House of the God of Sleep
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