194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1983, Spenser’s Faerie Queene and the Cult of Elizabeth presents The Faerie Queene as a central document in the cult of Elizabeth. It shows how Spenser combines the resources of medieval iconography and Renaissance rhetoric in celebrating the Queen as the predestined ruler of an elect nation. In its introductory discussion of Renaissance poetics, the book emphasises the... Read more
Preface List of Abbreviations To Sound Her Praises: Introduction 1. Prince of Peace from Heaven Blest 2. Sweet Sister Temperance 3. A Second Eve 4. Queen of Love 5. Astraea Redux 6. Pattern of Princely Courtesy 7. Semper Eadem: a Legend of Constancy Appendix List of Works Cited Index
Biography
Robin Headlam Wells
