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Spenser's Narrative Figuration of Women in "The Faerie Queene"

By Judith H. Anderson

Book information

Publisher
Western Michigan University
Year
2018
ISBN
1580443176, 9781580443173, 9781580443180
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5549322 bytes)
Series
Medieval Institute Publications. Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
Pages
210\212
Topic
Literature
Time added
2023-07-18 16:26:42

Description

Concentrating on major figures of women in 'The Faerie Queene', together with the figures constellated around them, Anderson's 'Narrative Figuration' explores the contribution of Spenser's epic romance to an appreciation of women's plights and possibilities in the age of Elizabeth. Taken together, their stories have a meaningful tale to tell about the function of narrative, which proves central to figuration in the still moving, metamorphic poem that Spenser created. Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Spenser’s Narrative Figuration of Women 1 1. Parody and Perfection: Spenser’s Una 13 2. Belphoebe’s “mirrours more then one”: History’s Interlude 49 3. Britomart: Inside and Outside the Armor 75 4. Phantasies, Pains, and Punishments: A Still-Moving Coda 121 Notes 149 Index 189

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