Jim, that was very helpful. I'm about to read the Faerie Queen for the first time, inspired by Camille Paglia's very impressive assessment of it in Sexual Personae. IN SUMMARY: she claims that without the Faerie Queen, British culture would have remained a provincial culture. Do you agree?
Thank you; this is a great introduction!
SO THOROUGH thanks
Such a shame that Spencer never finished the poem. But part of me wonders if he'd've been able to create a satisfying ending.
It's funny that Spencer chose Arthur to be a paragon of virtue, even though in the mythos he's not a very virtuous character.
Jim, that was very helpful. I'm about to read the Faerie Queen for the first time, inspired by Camille Paglia's very impressive assessment of it in Sexual Personae. IN SUMMARY: she claims that without the Faerie Queen, British culture would have remained a provincial culture.
Do you agree?