The Faerie Queene (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Edmund Spenser
- First Published: 1590
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Arthurian Age
- Genres: Poetry, Allegory, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Mythical animals, Sin or Original sin, Religion, Christianity, Good and evil, Kings, queens, or royalty, Ethics, Allegory, Dragons, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry, Fairies, Chastity
- Locales: England
Places Discussed
Faery Land. Mythical country that serves as a setting for the romantic adventures of idealized knights, whose charge is to perfect themselves in their calling and rescue or protect innocent victims from their enemies. An array of forests, caves, and dungeons gives each knight (a different hero in each of the poem’s six books) an opportunity to exhibit his skill and inspire gratitude and love in the person—usually a fair maiden—whom the dragon or monster of the moment is afflicting.
In a sense, Faery Land is also England, but not one visibly...
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