The Faerie Queene

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Poetry | Edmund Spenser

Discuss The Faerie Queene as an allegory

Discuss The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto I as a moral/spiritual allegory. Or, show how different allegories are blended in The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto I.  Edmund Spenser’s (15...
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How Were the Red Cross Knight and Una Entrapped by Archimago?

How were the Red Cross Knight and Una entrapped by Archimago?  In “The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Canto 1” (1590), Archimago tricks both the Red Cross Knight and Lady Una. He uses lies...
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Comment On the Character and Role of Archimago

 Comment on the character and role of Archimago.  In Edmund Spenser’s (1552/53-1599) “The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Canto 1” (1590), Archimago is an important character. Archimago is...
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Portrait of the Red Cross Knight in Canto 1 of The Faerie Queene

Portrait of the Red Cross Knight in Canto 1 of “The Faerie Queene”. In Canto 1 of “The Faerie Queene,” Edmund Spenser (1552/53-1599) introduces the Redcrosse Knight, the hero of B...
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Show Spenser as a pictorial artist in The Faerie Queene

Show Spenser as a pictorial artist in “The Faerie Queene”. Edmund Spenser (1552/53-1599) is often praised as a "pictorial artist" because of his ability to create vivid and detail...
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Discuss Spenser's treatment of good and evil in The Faerie Queene Book 1, Canto 1

Discuss Spenser's treatment of good and evil in The Faerie Queene Book 1, Canto 1. In “The Faerie Queene” Book 1, Canto 1, Edmund Spenser (1552/53-1599) explores the conflict betw...
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Write a Short Note on Queen Gloriana in “The Faerie Queene”.

Write a short note on Queen Gloriana in “The Faerie Queene”.  Queen Gloriana is a central figure in Edmund Spenser's (1552/53-1599) epic poem, "The Faerie Queene," which was first...
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Who is Lady Una? What Does She Symbolize?

Who is Lady Una? What does she symbolize? Or What impression of Lady Una do you have in The Faerie Queene"?  Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) is an English poet and well known for his al...
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What Do you Know About the Red Cross Knight?

Who is the Red Cross Knight? Give your impressions of the Knight.  Or, What do you know about the Red Cross Knight?  The Red Cross Knight is the hero of “The Faerie Queene, Book 1”...
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Who is the Monster Error?

Who is the Monster Error? What is the allegorical significance of the fight between Monster Error and the Red Cross Knight?  In Edmund Spenser’s (1552/53-1599) ‘The Faerie Queene,’...
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The Faerie Queene Brief Questions

The Faerie Queene Brief Questions Who was called the poet's poet? (NU. 2016) ✪✪✪  Ans: Edmund Spenser. Which age did Spenser belong to? (NU. 2016) Ans: Elizabethan Age (1558-1603)....
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Explain Spenser's treatment of good and evil in “The Faerie Queene, Book 1”.

Explain Spenser's treatment of good and evil in “The Faerie Queene, Book 1”.  Or, Write a discourse on Spenser's treatment of good and evil in “The Faerie Queene, Book 1”.  In “The...
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