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Spenser alludes frequently to ships at sea, and the need for skillful pilots to guide their vessels through danger. Book I of The Faerie Queene includes two notable examples, and Read More …
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Types of Deaths in the Faerie Queene
This is a collection of instances of decapitation and dismemberment in Book I of the Faerie Queene. It is intended to visualize when Spenser specifies how certain characters are defeated. Read More …
Epic Chastity
The first trick to unpacking the larger concept of chastity within the context of an epic poem is to accept at the start that chastity, not unlike gender and sexuality, Read More …
“Sea” Commonplace
The “sea” commonplace takes many forms in these two epics. The parameters used in tracking the commonplace for this visual representation are as follows: Every instance of the word “sea” Read More …
Dissembling in The Faerie Queene and Paradise Lost
Dissemble: to give a false impression either by words, actions, or disguise. In tracking this commonplace there is fairly little ambiguity; a character is either being deceived or they are Read More …