The Faerie Queene: Books I-VI

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Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBook OneEdi......Page 4
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CONTENTSAbbreviationsviiIntroductionixTh......Page 6
ABBREVIATIONSCitations from other books......Page 8
INTRODUCTION1.The Place of The Faerie Qu......Page 10
TO THE MOST MIGH-TIE AND MAGNIFI-CENT EM......Page 33
1whylome:a while ago.2weeds:clothes. Spe......Page 34
61Ycladd:clad; “y-” is the sign ofthe pe......Page 37
1great Enchaunter:one indubitable ety-mo......Page 54
381mart:traffic, business, projects. “To......Page 69
1wreak:avenge; i.e., to avenge his broth......Page 84
Canto FiveThe faithfull knight in equall......Page 100
1Since a rock, even a personified one, i......Page 118
Canto SevenThe Redcrosse knight is capti......Page 133
1bands:bonds, here both physical andmora......Page 150
Canto NineHis loves and lignage Arthure......Page 166
Canto TenHer faithfull knight faire Una......Page 183
Canto ElevenThe knight with that old Dra......Page 205
Canto TwelveFayre Una to the Redcrosse k......Page 223
THELETTERTORALEIGHA Letter ofthe Authors......Page 236
209THELIFEOFEDMUNDSPENSERSpenser (c. 155......Page 240
212TEXTUALNOTESThis text is based upon t......Page 243
213GLOSSARYaddressed/dressed:Directed, a......Page 244
217Abessa, iii.10–23.Archimago, i.29–55;......Page 248
218WORKSCITEDANDSUGGESTIONSFORFURTHERREA......Page 249
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Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBook TwoEdi......Page 258
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CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsviiAbout the Anno......Page 260
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSTwo people, above all, ha......Page 262
ABOUTTHEANNOTATIONAll biblical quotation......Page 264
INTRODUCTION1.The Challenge of Temperanc......Page 266
Title page to the 1590 edition ofThe Fae......Page 284
TO THE MOST MIGH-TIE AND MAGNIFI-CENT EM......Page 285
1wote:know; Soveraine:Spenser ad-dresses......Page 286
51abusd:deceived. Archimage, or Archi-ma......Page 288
241golden Meane:Horace’s term (Odes,2.10......Page 307
391fowle forlorne:disgracefully overcome......Page 322
541Delivers:frees, rescues.2vulgar:commo......Page 337
69Canto Five Pyrrhochles does with Guyon......Page 352
821Continence:moderation, self-restraint......Page 365
98Canto SevenGuyon findes Mamon in a del......Page 381
1191swowne:swoon.2despoyld:stripped ofar......Page 402
1371Distempred:diseased, untuned.2yfere:......Page 420
157Canto TenA chronicle of Briton kings,......Page 440
182Canto ElevenThe enimies of Temperaunc......Page 465
197Canto TwelveGuyon through Palmers gov......Page 480
225THELETTERTORALEIGHA Letter ofthe Auth......Page 508
229THELIFEOFEDMUNDSPENSERSpenser (c. 155......Page 512
232TEXTUALNOTESBooks One through Three o......Page 515
236GLOSSARYabuse:Deceive.advize,avize:Co......Page 519
239Acrasia, i.51–52; xii.72–84Alma, ix.1......Page 522
240BIBLIOGRAHYI. Editions and Reference......Page 523
TheFaerie QueeneEdmund SpenserEdited, wi......Page 529
Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBooks Three......Page 532
Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBook One......Page 2
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gives a sense ofclosure, as couplets oft......Page 11
destined to remain so, though constant v......Page 12
glossed translation ofScripture: the Gen......Page 13
about genre, both here and in the “Lette......Page 14
Gloriana, the queen ofFaerie Land (Proem......Page 15
both combat and love (x.60, 62)—at least......Page 16
seen, cannot be read simply as the typic......Page 17
clue to the allegorical interpretation o......Page 18
with many conspicuous classical structur......Page 19
she manifests, on the one hand, social p......Page 20
remains a mystery. Una can be deceived,......Page 21
retrospective moralization; see vii.1; v......Page 22
with his challenger Sansjoy—a dubious ne......Page 23
“yields” to “spiritual foes,” presumably......Page 24
are one ofthem”) and x.1 (in essence, “N......Page 25
spectacular sort, receive endorsement in......Page 26
irrevocably bound the devil, according t......Page 27
Among the many sources for the dragon fi......Page 28
two nights and assisted by Una’s prayers......Page 29
While the conquest ofthe dragon is compl......Page 30
Part......Page 31
Title page to the 1590 edition ofThe Fae......Page 32
1One ofthe nine muses, either Clio, Muse......Page 35
1eke:also; Goddesse heavenly bright:Quee......Page 36
1earne:yearn.2wimpled:falling in folds a......Page 38
1Lemans:mistress’s.2wight:human being.3e......Page 39
1weening to return:supposing they canret......Page 40
1read:counsel.2boughtes:coils.3without e......Page 41
1Elfe:literally a male fairy, but appare......Page 42
1Symbolizing, among other things, theo-l......Page 43
1clownish:rustic.2Onomatopoeia. 3bestedd......Page 44
1Armory:armor.2to frend:as friend. Whate......Page 45
1silly:innocent.2If“beades” bears its mo......Page 46
1take up your In:take up residence as at......Page 47
1Pluto’s wife, Proserpina, queen ofhell.......Page 48
1wash:as waves wash a gently slopingshor......Page 49
1dryer braine:too-dry brain. See SE,“dre......Page 50
1Una means “one,” i.e., consistent, inLa......Page 51
Rome; here used disparagingly, as classi......Page 52
1frayes:frightens.2deare:here, dire, an......Page 53
1Eftsoones:immediately; that miscre-ated......Page 55
1despight:wrath.2Yrksome of life:finding......Page 56
1A god ofthe sea, also a shapeshifter. H......Page 57
1Means “without faith” in French. Hisbro......Page 58
1This is the first time he is called Red......Page 59
1bitter fitt:death, possibly referring t......Page 60
1signe of the conqueroure:sign that heha......Page 61
1assaid:tested.2I.e., virginity. Cf. “Fo......Page 62
1chear:external demeanor.2feining seemel......Page 63
1purposes:topics ofconversation.2falsed:......Page 64
1Means “Brother Doubt.”2Boreas:the north......Page 65
1dye:singular of“dice.” Fradubio courte-......Page 66
1unweeting:unawares.2Prime:probably spri......Page 67
1Redcrosse will be bathed in the life-gi......Page 68
1I.e., she took offher headband.2ramping......Page 70
1weet:know.2estate:state.3heavenly brood......Page 71
1tract:trace.2slow footing:walking slowl......Page 72
1affray:fear.2requere:request.3wicket:a......Page 73
1Aldeboran is a star in the constellatio......Page 74
1Abessa’s name could come from the Latin......Page 75
1eke:also.2I.e., Odysseus (Ulysses). Cal......Page 76
1traynes:deceptions.2haplesse:unlucky.3“......Page 77
1my liefe:my beloved; yborn of hevenlybe......Page 78
1The Dog Star Sirius, so called because......Page 79
1bent:aimed, as Sansloy had done, by put......Page 80
1I.e., whoever you are. 2I.e., do not re......Page 81
1misfeigning:falsely pretending.2Paynim:......Page 82
1vildlyentertaines:treats vilely, badly.......Page 83
1balefull:wretched.2lazars:lepers.3See t......Page 85
1hight:designated.2Cf. Bienvenu,the Fren......Page 86
1welkin way:an imaginary path that thesu......Page 87
1pollicie:politics, political cunning.2H......Page 88
1hurtlen:rush in response to Lucifera’sw......Page 89
for these and also individual symbols, s......Page 90
1fyne:thin. There is a traditional story......Page 91
1new fanglenesse:here, sexual infidelity......Page 92
1compare:to obtain, from Latin comparare......Page 93
1that any like did use:anyone that didpe......Page 94
1Splene:in Renaissance physiology, theor......Page 95
1hardy hed:boldness.2bewraying:unconscio......Page 96
1prowest:the knight with the mostprowess......Page 97
1can:did.2launcht:pierced.3weaker:too we......Page 98
The Faerie Queene: Book One681Stygian:of......Page 99
1timely:measured.2Ynd:East Indies.3privi......Page 101
1A huge and mythical monster combiningth......Page 102
1german:brother; doest thy forcesslake:s......Page 103
1do:deliver; german deare:your dearrelat......Page 104
1advauncing:praising.2I.e., takes Redcro......Page 105
1I.e., when she found him in the samepli......Page 106
1Nephewes:grandsons, here and passim.2be......Page 107
1price,that he hath spilt:pay the pricef......Page 108
1cruddy:clotted.2charett:chariot, cart.3......Page 109
1Acheron and Phlegeton are rivers ofHell......Page 110
1gin:engine; in this case, a rack. Lotsp......Page 111
1yrent:torn.2moniment:monument or identi......Page 112
1fordonne:ruined, exhausted, “done in.”2......Page 113
1noyous:harmful.2albee:albeit, although.......Page 114
1Croesus is proverbial for wealth. Spens......Page 115
1I.e., forgetful that they should remain......Page 116
1Posterne:the usually inconspicuous back......Page 117
1by treatie,and by traynes:by pleadingan......Page 119
1Deities ofthe forest, human from thewai......Page 120
1quitt:here, released, usually with theo......Page 121
1Pryme:early morning or springtime.2stad......Page 122
1buskins:boots. Diana needs such equip-m......Page 123
1bootlesse:useless because wrongly di-re......Page 124
1aspyre:here, grow up; usually used in i......Page 125
1I.e., to prove his power the more.2Pard......Page 126
1repaire:come or go; sometimes also used......Page 127
1forwandring:wandering far and wide, asi......Page 128
1thrild:pierced.2processe:account.3I.e.,......Page 129
1supprest:raped.2knightlesse:unknightly,......Page 130
1I.e., that it would move any living eye......Page 131
1The situation recalls OF,1.16–19, inwhi......Page 132
1I.e., they began to talk in ways that g......Page 134
1crudled cold:congealed coldness;corage:......Page 135
1Aeolus is the god ofthe winds, and thee......Page 136
1pouldred:pulverized.2stoond:stunned. Ar......Page 137
1make:mate, match.2purple pall:purple ro......Page 138
1raught:variant form of“reached”; seeals......Page 139
1hardly:with difficulty.2ghost:spirit.3e......Page 140
1bitter balefull stound:moment ofsor-row......Page 141
1bet:beaten.2This is the first appearanc......Page 142
1This must mean the visor in the moderns......Page 143
Lord God is the sunne and shielde unto u......Page 144
1Arthur’s squire is named Timias (Greek:......Page 145
1staid:variant spelling of“stayed”;propp......Page 146
1Phison, Euphrates, and Gehon are threeo......Page 147
1Meaning “fame-city,” capital ofFaerieLa......Page 148
1unmeete:inappropriate.2mall:club, the u......Page 149
1Literally, “bugle” is the entire horn o......Page 151
1addrest:made ready.2snubbes:projecting......Page 152
1boystrous:rough and massive.2The Cimbri......Page 153
1This is Spenser’s first mention ofDuess......Page 154
1I.e., Duessa’s.2left:both left as oppos......Page 155
1fruitfull-headed:many-headed, suggest-i......Page 156
1Besides being a powerful image ofthedow......Page 157
1I.e., Timias.2quite:repay; usuree:inter......Page 158
1Ignaro and his useless keys are usually......Page 159
1pourtrahed with natures pen:as yourphys......Page 160
1pight:inset, installed.2enlargenmight:m......Page 161
1A suggestion ofChrist’s Harrowing ofHel......Page 162
1wreakes:calamities, without the usualse......Page 163
1pall:robe or cloak, usually purple.2tir......Page 164
49Which when the knights beheld, amazd t......Page 165
1In LeMorte D’Arthur,Book One, Malorygiv......Page 167
1aread:tell, explain.2he:“th’eternall mi......Page 168
are based on Greek words for “fame,honor......Page 169
1looser:very relaxed, almost too relaxed......Page 170
1tyne:toil.2never vowd to rest:vowed nev......Page 171
1als Unaearnd:also Una yearned.2incontin......Page 172
1I.e., as ifhe had just broken free.2I.e......Page 173
1nathemore:not for all this.2I.e., ifdiv......Page 174
quarry is embossed when it is so tired t......Page 175
1lever had I die:I would rather die.2ypi......Page 176
1fact:deed.2price:pay for.3Despaire pret......Page 177
1Redcrosse cogently fends offDespaire’sh......Page 178
1Despaire replies feebly that ifyou comm......Page 179
1I.e., postponed your destined death-day......Page 180
1reverse:recall.2table:picture.3Despaire......Page 181
1I.e., a chill ofbloodcurdling horrorgri......Page 182
1daint:dainty; last syllable omitted for......Page 184
agreement with this verse that “the chie......Page 185
1eld:old age.2soles:soles offeet or shoe......Page 186
1devise:can mean talk.2The traditional c......Page 187
1shamefast:in a weak sense, and hencefav......Page 188
1agraste:agraced, showed favor to.2Fidel......Page 189
1Again, as with Despaire, Redcrosse ismo......Page 190
1extirpe:extirpate.2corrosives:“meter re......Page 191
1A clear indication that his suffering i......Page 192
1Charissa’s attributes are traditional e......Page 193
1The seven Bead-men in this good society......Page 194
1Almner:distributor ofalms.2whom he did......Page 195
1bestow:give to charity, which in itself......Page 196
1louted:bowed.2Charity founded the hospi......Page 197
1pyn’d:starved.2clomb:climbed.3marke:goa......Page 198
1sead:seed, as in the expression “the se......Page 199
1The flowering garland is from the Garde......Page 200
1sam:together.2Spenser here reverts to P......Page 201
1suitt:pursuit.2Although Protestants had......Page 202
1empare:impair.2In Canto Twelve, Redcros......Page 203
1byde:remain.2ACH quotes directly from B......Page 204
1uneath:almost; see ACH note ad loc.2I.e......Page 206
1equipage:equipment.2fitt:mood.3Possibly......Page 207
1full rudely dight:all ruffed out.2penne......Page 208
1ravin:prey.2that:what.3seare:burning.Wh......Page 209
1couch:bring down from its vertical posi......Page 210
1hagard hauke:a mature and wild hawk,in......Page 211
1implyes:entangles.2can:did.3distaynd:st......Page 212
1A flake of fire:a spark, symbolizing,ac......Page 213
1weld:wield, so spelled for the sake oft......Page 214
1dwell:remain.2That Titan:when the sun.3......Page 215
1embrew:plunge.2yelded:yelled.3buxome:yi......Page 216
1hefte:past tense of“heave,” synonymousw......Page 217
1tho:then.2swaid:swung and struck.3Heb.......Page 218
1over all were redd:far and wide werekno......Page 219
they shall nether labour nor be weary.”......Page 220
1doughty:formidable. At this point, ac-c......Page 221
1off-shaking:forcing herselfto shed.2Ant......Page 222
1by tryall he out fond:he found out bylo......Page 224
1fry:crowd.2lay:song.3Another use ofclas......Page 225
1gossibs:women friends.2The caesura-less......Page 226
1guize:behavior. This stanza is one ofma......Page 227
1seised:reached.2teene:sorrow.3This defe......Page 228
1A formulaic romance situation.2sad sobe......Page 229
1Anacoluthon, or breaking offin the mid-......Page 230
1which:on which.2I.e., I fly for just ju......Page 231
1intendiment:consideration.2t’inveigle:t......Page 232
1improvided scath:unforeseen harm.2pract......Page 233
1housling:sacramental. Yet fire and wate......Page 234
40Great joy was made that day of young a......Page 235
both in his Orlando:1and lately Tasso di......Page 237
The Letter to Raleigh2071See Horace, Ars......Page 238
The Faerie Queene: Book One2081eftesoone......Page 239
extent Spenser participated in Grey’s go......Page 241
in at least one child, and in the follow......Page 242
fain,faine,fayne:Adj. or adv.: eager, ha......Page 245
priefe:Experiential test.prov’d:Tested b......Page 246
unweeting:Unawares, not knowing; see wee......Page 247
Works Cited and Suggestions for Further......Page 250
Works Cited and Suggestions for Further......Page 251
Miller, Jacqueline. “The Omission in Red......Page 252
———. Tasso’s Allegory of Gerusalemme lib......Page 253
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1The titles ofall six books follow this......Page 267
2It is a matter ofdebate whether “temper......Page 268
3This is the drawback ofThe Purple Islan......Page 269
4Spenser is here voicing a well-known do......Page 270
5On the other hand, the alexandrine does......Page 271
8His threatned speare, as if some new mi......Page 272
6Quotations are from Plato, Phaedrus,tra......Page 273
IntroductionxixThere are horses througho......Page 274
different ifPyrochles’ horse were presen......Page 275
climax to Book Two. The mingling ofnatur......Page 276
IntroductionxxiiAt first glance the enti......Page 277
Introductionxxiiirecounting history in m......Page 278
struggles. Spenser places his British ch......Page 279
7John Milton, Complete Poems and Major P......Page 280
8This does not include the direct imitat......Page 281
Introductionxxviiprevious canto sallies......Page 282
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1witlesse:ignorant;misweene:misjudge.2ha......Page 287
The Faerie Queene: Book Two61food:prey;......Page 289
Canto One71mickle worship:great honor.2t......Page 290
The Faerie Queene: Book Two81percing:pie......Page 291
Canto One91tract:trace.2chaleng:bark or......Page 292
The Faerie Queene: Book Two101teene:woe.......Page 293
Canto One111muse:wonder.2amis:misdeed.3y......Page 294
The Faerie Queene: Book Two121Arthur str......Page 295
Canto One131do him rew:make him repent.2......Page 296
The Faerie Queene: Book Two141Gloriana i......Page 297
Canto One151Redcrosse is equated with Sa......Page 298
The Faerie Queene: Book Two161succour:pr......Page 299
Canto One171launched:pierced.2Braies:bra......Page 300
The Faerie Queene: Book Two181starke:sti......Page 301
Canto One191I.e., like someone frightene......Page 302
The Faerie Queene: Book Two201utmost:fin......Page 303
Canto One211liefest:dearest.2weed:dress.......Page 304
1The literal meaning ofAcrasia’s curse i......Page 305
1I.e., reserve judgment on her case unti......Page 306
Canto Two251clove:divided. The baby’s un......Page 308
The Faerie Queene: Book Two261painted:de......Page 309
Canto Two271Yet:still.2byde:abide, remai......Page 310
The Faerie Queene: Book Two281disease:an......Page 311
Canto Two291breaded tramels:braided plai......Page 312
The Faerie Queene: Book Two301menaged:wi......Page 313
Canto Two311stead:place.2greedy:eager.3s......Page 314
The Faerie Queene: Book Two321by conduct......Page 315
Canto Two331revoke:call back, restrain.2......Page 316
32Her gracious words their rancour did a......Page 317
Canto Two351meat:food in general.2solace......Page 318
The Faerie Queene: Book Two361forward pa......Page 319
Canto Two371Idole:image.2The “Order ofMa......Page 320
The Faerie Queene: Book Two381fordonne:k......Page 321
The Faerie Queene: Book Two401perforce:o......Page 323
Canto Three411avaunting:advancing, boast......Page 324
The Faerie Queene: Book Two421liegeman:v......Page 325
Canto Three431wanted:lacked.2forgone:los......Page 326
The Faerie Queene: Book Two441prowest:mo......Page 327
Canto Three451Monster:wonder, marvel; i.......Page 328
The Faerie Queene: Book Two461hew:appear......Page 329
Canto Three471Graces:graceful attributes......Page 330
The Faerie Queene: Book Two481entrayld:i......Page 331
Canto Three491rash:swiftly.2rude:unkempt......Page 332
The Faerie Queene: Book Two501mewd:enclo......Page 333
Canto Three511Spenser uses this same phr......Page 334
The Faerie Queene: Book Two521I.e., hono......Page 335
My feeble corage, and my heart oppresse,......Page 336
Canto Four551agree:settle, pacify.2strip......Page 338
The Faerie Queene: Book Two561intent:att......Page 339
Canto Four571unbrace:unclasp.2maintaine......Page 340
The Faerie Queene: Book Two581perplexity......Page 341
Canto Four591respyre:breathe.2advantage:......Page 342
The Faerie Queene: Book Two601partake:co......Page 343
Canto Four611band:bond.2plighted hand:pl......Page 344
The Faerie Queene: Book Two621approch th......Page 345
Canto Four631vengeable despight:terrible......Page 346
The Faerie Queene: Book Two641affections......Page 347
Canto Four65killed herselffor his sake.......Page 348
The Faerie Queene: Book Two661that minde......Page 349
Canto Four671whether:whither.2streight b......Page 350
The Faerie Queene: Book Two681empight:in......Page 351
The Faerie Queene: Book Two701fayrly cou......Page 353
Canto Five711were not his targe:were it......Page 354
The Faerie Queene: Book Two721closely:de......Page 355
Canto Five731The blow to the head has ap......Page 356
The Faerie Queene: Book Two741Vaine othe......Page 357
Canto Five751assoyled:freed.2use:usual h......Page 358
The Faerie Queene: Book Two761According......Page 359
Canto Five771funerall:death.2redoubted:f......Page 360
The Faerie Queene: Book Two781behynd:asi......Page 361
Canto Five791Alcides is Hercules, son of......Page 362
The Faerie Queene: Book Two801close:secr......Page 363
Canto Five8138They bene ybrought; he qui......Page 364
Canto Six831A legendary female pope, inv......Page 366
The Faerie Queene: Book Two841pleasaunce......Page 367
Canto Six851Since “Inland” is a literal......Page 368
The Faerie Queene: Book Two861ditt:ditty......Page 369
Canto Six871Belamoure:“fair love,” lover......Page 370
The Faerie Queene: Book Two881affoord:gr......Page 371
Canto Six891lay before:point out.2beare......Page 372
The Faerie Queene: Book Two901list:prefe......Page 373
Canto Six911despiteously entayld:pitiles......Page 374
The Faerie Queene: Book Two921this grace......Page 375
Canto Six931that other part:the other si......Page 376
The Faerie Queene: Book Two941invade:ove......Page 377
Canto Six951Harrow,out,well away:all exc......Page 378
The Faerie Queene: Book Two961happy:luck......Page 379
1drent,then brent:drowned than burned.2s......Page 380
Canto Seven991traveild:traveled, labored......Page 382
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1001doubtfull......Page 383
Canto Seven1011nombred francke and free:......Page 384
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1021confound:......Page 385
Canto Seven1031annoyes:disturbs, dirties......Page 386
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1041accuse:i.......Page 387
Canto Seven1051strayne:grasp.2consort:co......Page 388
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1061ward:guar......Page 389
Canto Seven1071ruine:collapse, destructi......Page 390
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1081Commaunde......Page 391
Canto Seven1091paines:efforts.2tryde:ref......Page 392
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1101mesprise:......Page 393
Canto Seven1111miscreated mould:unnatura......Page 394
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1121The image......Page 395
Canto Seven1131lust:desire.2Gramercy:tha......Page 396
also known as deadly nightshade. “Samni-......Page 397
1According to Ovid, Acontius got hisbelo......Page 398
1I.e., up to the bottom ofhis chin.2ster......Page 399
1feculent:befouled; literally “coveredwi......Page 400
1strayt:immediately.2Guyler:beguiler, de......Page 401
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1201Phaedria,......Page 403
Canto Eight1211The three Graces were han......Page 404
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1221covrd:cov......Page 405
Canto Eight1231I.e., to impugn the reput......Page 406
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1241trap:ador......Page 407
Canto Eight1251Beteeme:grant.2Merlin:the......Page 408
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1261vertuous:......Page 409
Canto Eight1271ghost:spirit.2I.e., that,......Page 410
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1281bereave:e......Page 411
Canto Eight1291stownd:shock.2groveling:p......Page 412
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1301poynant:p......Page 413
Canto Eight1311perplexity:distress.2at w......Page 414
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1321writt:pai......Page 415
Canto Eight1331german:brother.2frayd:fri......Page 416
Upon him lightly leaping without heed,Tw......Page 417
1bleeding:bloodying.2lakt:missed.3woe:wo......Page 418
1Infant:prince (Spanish infante).2their......Page 419
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1381devoure:o......Page 421
Canto Nine139mentioned but may have been......Page 422
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1401hospitale......Page 423
Canto Nine1411Heating a wooden staffin a......Page 424
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1421noyous:no......Page 425
Canto Nine1431liberall:generous, free.2s......Page 426
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1441compacted......Page 427
Canto Nine1451blazers:reporters.2larumbe......Page 428
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1461attone:to......Page 429
Canto Nine1471severall offices:various f......Page 430
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1481consort:c......Page 431
Canto Nine1491word:the “sadnes” or disma......Page 432
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1501commoned:......Page 433
Canto Nine1511solace:amuse.2frame:struct......Page 434
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1521stages:le......Page 435
Canto Nine1531devized:conceived.2Centaur......Page 436
1decretals:decrees.2wittily:wisely.3perf......Page 437
1incorrupted:undecaying.2On “Nine,” see......Page 438
1devize:treat.2Regiments:small kingdoms.......Page 439
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1581Moeonianq......Page 441
Canto Ten1591The famous white chalk clif......Page 442
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1601The giant......Page 443
Canto Ten1611gest:deed.2from:apart from;......Page 444
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1621straung:s......Page 445
Canto Ten1631ordaind:prepared.2Leman:lov......Page 446
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1641warreyd:m......Page 447
Canto Ten165epithet. The use ofWelsh––wh......Page 448
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1661proov’d:t......Page 449
Canto Ten1671leav’d:levied.2wild:willed.......Page 450
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1681kinred:ki......Page 451
Canto Ten1691variaunce:disagreement.2par......Page 452
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1701found .........Page 453
Canto Ten1711successe:succession;Nephewe......Page 454
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1721spoyle:pi......Page 455
Canto Ten1731draught:device, plot. Arvir......Page 456
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1741Bunduca,......Page 457
Canto Ten1751I.e., Lucius, the Christian......Page 458
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1761the Empir......Page 459
Canto Ten177the Antonine Wall, built acr......Page 460
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1781detayne:w......Page 461
1In Greek mythology, Prometheus wastold......Page 462
1descents:succession.2contents:histories......Page 463
1desire:love, wish to learn.Fairer and n......Page 464
Canto Eleven1831habit sad:sober garment.......Page 466
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1841Bulwarkes......Page 467
Canto Eleven1851Harts:deer.2brakes:bushe......Page 468
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1861effort:fo......Page 469
Canto Eleven1871glitterand:glittering.2b......Page 470
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1881yode:went......Page 471
Canto Eleven1891mischievous:harmful.2idl......Page 472
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1901relent:sl......Page 473
Canto Eleven1911nearely drive:push to th......Page 474
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1921Discharge......Page 475
Canto Eleven1931I.e., brandishing or sha......Page 476
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1941Give over......Page 477
Canto Eleven1951travell:effort.2mayne:st......Page 478
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1961ryv’d:pie......Page 479
The Faerie Queene: Book Two1981acquight:......Page 481
Canto Twelve1991Tartare:region ofthe und......Page 482
The Faerie Queene: Book Two2001rent reli......Page 483
Canto Twelve2011traveiling:traveling, go......Page 484
The Faerie Queene: Book Two2021wite:blam......Page 485
Canto Twelve2031backe recoyle:draw back......Page 486
The Faerie Queene: Book Two2041The Hydra......Page 487
Canto Twelve2051worke us dreed:cause us......Page 488
1bayt:abate, rest.2The mermaids are base......Page 489
1storme-bett:weatherbeaten; ryde:lie ata......Page 490
1nation:family.2ill-faste:ugly; the owl’......Page 491
1upstaring:bristling.2feld:lowered, fold......Page 492
1dayntest fantasy aggrate:please thefine......Page 493
1vermell:vermilion, a bright red dye.2Me......Page 494
1procure:cause.2governall:governanace. T......Page 495
1Therewith:in addition, moreover;Joviall......Page 496
1device:design.2bounches:clusters (ofgra......Page 497
1all:although.2painted:colorful, variega......Page 498
1overwrought:wrought all over, over-work......Page 499
1plong:plunge.2to rise:rising.3vele:veil......Page 500
1lose:loosen.2I.e., from an onlooker’s s......Page 501
1consorted:arranged, combined.2attempred......Page 502
1molten:melted.2lovely:beautiful, oflove......Page 503
1alablaster:alabaster, ivory-white.2subt......Page 504
1While he sleeps, so does the praise tha......Page 505
1Verdant is the counterpart ofMortdant a......Page 506
1Cf. above, 26.6 and n.2According to Plu......Page 507
The Faerie Queene: Book Two226both in hi......Page 509
The Letter to Raleigh2271See Horace, Ars......Page 510
The Faerie Queene: Book Two2281eftesoone......Page 511
extent Spenser participated in Grey’s go......Page 513
in at least one child, and in the follow......Page 514
ii.37.1. Fast] FE,First 1590, 1596.ii.40......Page 516
vii.18.2. ofthat antique] 1590; ofan-tiq......Page 517
x.6.6. safety] 1590; safeties sake 1596.......Page 518
Glossary237faine:Feign, dissemble, wish,......Page 520
Glossary238recure:Recover, restore.rede,......Page 521
Bibliography 241Brooke, N. S. “C. S. Lew......Page 524
Greenblatt, Stephen. “To Fashion a Gentl......Page 525
–––––. “The Implied Arthur: Mass Publics......Page 526
Schoendfeldt, Michael. “The Construction......Page 527
Part......Page 528
Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBooks Three......Page 530
Part......Page 531
Copyright Page......Page 533
Contents......Page 534
Dedication......Page 535
Introduction......Page 536
most extensively developed character sil......Page 537
that surfaces merely conceal inner truth......Page 538
described elsewhere. Book Four introduce......Page 539
prince. In other words, Spenser writes a......Page 540
individual knights and their separate pu......Page 541
remember that a Renaissance writer could......Page 542
IntroductionxivOnce a particular word ha......Page 543
Introductionxvscholars who write books a......Page 544
In this sense, Spenser’s epic is true to......Page 545
developed an interest in the ways that t......Page 546
IntroductionxviiiSpenser’s allegory is a......Page 547
Introductionxixby the erratic spelling o......Page 548
In addition, all oftheb-rhymes form a gr......Page 549
virtue oftemperance applies to all areas......Page 550
Introductionxxiib.Queen Elizabeth and He......Page 551
IntroductionxxiiiCritics debate the exte......Page 552
heterosexual ideals. Neoplatonically spe......Page 553
d.Female Physiology:Constancy and Incons......Page 554
the horror with which many Elizabethans......Page 555
was clear that a merger ofEngland and Sc......Page 556
books. There was thus a considerable gap......Page 557
oftrue and false friendship” (183). In H......Page 558
a.When, ifever, does the poem allow “oth......Page 559
o.In what ways do The Faerie Queene and......Page 560
Part......Page 561
Title page to the 1590 edition ofThe Fae......Page 562
TO THE MOST MIGH-TIE AND MAGNIFI-CENT EM......Page 563
Bk3 Proem......Page 564
1whilome:formerly.2The fact that it was......Page 565
1Spenser invites Elizabeth to see hersel......Page 566
Bk3 Canto One......Page 567
1wastefull:deserted.2wonne:abide.3yode:w......Page 568
The Faerie Queene: Book Three81fell:crue......Page 569
Canto One9out something about their self......Page 570
The Faerie Queene: Book Three101furnitur......Page 571
Canto One111tract:trace, track.2foreby:n......Page 572
The Faerie Queene: Book Three121gentle:w......Page 573
Canto One131Mainely:mightily.2dismaid:ha......Page 574
The Faerie Queene: Book Three141oddes:st......Page 575
Canto One151repayre:come.2her:our lady;......Page 576
The Faerie Queene: Book Three161Like his......Page 577
Canto One171meane degree:inferior or low......Page 578
The Faerie Queene: Book Three181Beaupere......Page 579
Canto One191dight:made ready.2untimely:a......Page 580
The Faerie Queene: Book Three201Rather t......Page 581
Canto One211free:bountiful and, unlike h......Page 582
The Faerie Queene: Book Three221Contrary......Page 583
Canto One231skill:have knowledge.2at her......Page 584
1but if:unless.2her comfort:satisfy her......Page 585
1she:the Lady’s, but the pronouns aredoi......Page 586
1assoile:set free. The passage is also p......Page 587
1The stanza slows to a quiet halt, the c......Page 588
1contecke:contention.2spoile:booty; embo......Page 589
1ungentle trade:interactions inappropri-......Page 590
Bk 3 Canto Two......Page 591
Canto Two311soveraine Queene:Elizabeth I......Page 592
The Faerie Queene: Book Three321mishap:m......Page 593
Canto Two33(since he will turn out to be......Page 594
The Faerie Queene: Book Three34that he e......Page 595
Canto Two351allegge:alleviate; his:its.2......Page 596
The Faerie Queene: Book Three361occasion......Page 597
Canto Two371Ptolomæe:second-century Gree......Page 598
The Faerie Queene: Book Three38than to t......Page 599
Canto Two391Ermilin:see i.59.n.2pouldred......Page 600
The Faerie Queene: Book Three40Kept watc......Page 601
Canto Two41tasting the joys ofdisporting......Page 602
The Faerie Queene: Book Three421eke:augm......Page 603
Canto Two431shape: i.e., appearance in p......Page 604
The Faerie Queene: Book Three44account i......Page 605
1wexe:grow, become.2fonder:more foolish;......Page 606
1dronken:i.e., drunk with lamp oil. This......Page 607
1Glauce is practicing magic.2sad:solemn.......Page 608
Bk3 Canto Three......Page 609
1loynes:loins.2tromp:trumpet. Cf. Spense......Page 610
The Faerie Queene: Book Three501To weet:......Page 611
Canto Three511end:fulfillment, completio......Page 612
The Faerie Queene: Book Three521Nonne:nu......Page 613
Canto Three531inly:inwardly.2Beldame:eld......Page 614
The Faerie Queene: Book Three541Tithonus......Page 615
Canto Three551jarre:strife.2streight:str......Page 616
The Faerie Queene: Book Three56Elizabeth......Page 617
Canto Three571rathe:quickly, soon.2his y......Page 618
The Faerie Queene: Book Three581importun......Page 619
Canto Three591race:raze.2bren:burn.3in s......Page 620
The Faerie Queene: Book Three601imbrewd:......Page 621
Canto Three611Armoricke:Brittany.2Late:l......Page 622
The Faerie Queene: Book Three621importun......Page 623
48“Tho when the terme is full accomplish......Page 624
1note:did not.2extatick stoure:visionary......Page 625
1emprize:enterprise.2paragone:emulation.......Page 626
1she:the Saxon virgin.2Angela:Spenser in......Page 627
1moniments:monuments, trophies.2avising:......Page 628
1estate:state, fortune.2diverst:diverted......Page 629
Bk3 Canto Four......Page 630
The Faerie Queene: Book Three701Camill’:......Page 631
Canto Four711feigning:a pun on “fain” an......Page 632
The Faerie Queene: Book Three721barke:bo......Page 633
Canto Four731privy:private.2repriefe:rep......Page 634
The Faerie Queene: Book Three741in my de......Page 635
Canto Four751astownd:astounded, stunned.......Page 636
The Faerie Queene: Book Three761mickle:m......Page 637
Canto Four771Thereto:additionally; dough......Page 638
The Faerie Queene: Book Three781amate:ov......Page 639
Canto Four791dreriment:dreariness.2Conti......Page 640
The Faerie Queene: Book Three801forlore:......Page 641
Canto Four811Fond:foolish.2ywis:I know.3......Page 642
The Faerie Queene: Book Three821watchet:......Page 643
Canto Four831Tryphon:brother ofthe immor......Page 644
The Faerie Queene: Book Three841double w......Page 645
1for-hent:seized.2liquid:transparent lik......Page 646
1want:lack.2wyte:blame.3aslope:aslant, a......Page 647
1Cocytus:the river oflamentation in hell......Page 648
1shent:digraced.2“Dayes dearest children......Page 649
Bk3 Canto Five......Page 650
The Faerie Queene: Book Three901whether:......Page 651
Canto Five911ruth:cause ofcompassion or......Page 652
The Faerie Queene: Book Three921forwent:......Page 653
Canto Five931ridd:rode.2villein:base cha......Page 654
The Faerie Queene: Book Three941I.e., cl......Page 655
Canto Five951his:Timias’; thrill:pierce.......Page 656
The Faerie Queene: Book Three961ferme:As......Page 657
Canto Five971Lord:Arthur.2passeth:surpas......Page 658
The Faerie Queene: Book Three981Christal......Page 659
Canto Five991Panachæa:panacea, the herb......Page 660
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1001acciden......Page 661
Canto Five1011pumy:pumice.2dainty:deligh......Page 662
1sound:healthy.2rebownd:leap out or aris......Page 663
1meed:reward; repayment; Timias isspeaki......Page 664
1bootes:avails, profits.2sew:attend upon......Page 665
1vertues:healing qualities.2Cordialles:r......Page 666
1enrace:implant.2spyre:put forth (as a p......Page 667
1complement:completion; fulfillment;cons......Page 668
Bk3 Canto Six......Page 669
Canto Six1091see:seat, throne.2I.e., the......Page 670
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1101Given t......Page 671
Canto Six1111him:i.e., anyone.2I.e., whe......Page 672
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1121The pun......Page 673
Canto Six1131spot:besmirch; vilify.2whyl......Page 674
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1141wastefu......Page 675
Canto Six1151Goodly:courteously; Cythere......Page 676
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1161Least:l......Page 677
Canto Six1171This line is incomplete in......Page 678
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1181Paphos,......Page 679
Canto Six1191Th’one:i.e., the one gate.2......Page 680
The Faerie Queene: Book Three120with a t......Page 681
Canto Six1211hew:fleshly form.2still:alw......Page 682
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1221Tyme:Ti......Page 683
Franckly each Paramor his leman knowes,1......Page 684
its opposition to nature, and untamed na......Page 685
1wont:used; enjoy:have sex with.2spycery......Page 686
1cloyd:gored, with obviously sexual im-a......Page 687
band was a monstrous snake, whereuponshe......Page 688
1haveour:deportment (originally “posses-......Page 689
Bk3 Canto Seven......Page 690
1hable puissaunce:able strength.2aby:abi......Page 691
Canto Seven1311homely:homelike.2weedes:c......Page 692
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1321ruth:pi......Page 693
Canto Seven1331slug:idle around.2lewd:ig......Page 694
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1341Closely......Page 695
Canto Seven1351furnitures:saddle, reins,......Page 696
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1361queint......Page 697
Canto Seven1371befell:happened.2spoile:d......Page 698
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1381on the......Page 699
Canto Seven1391So Satyrane loves Florime......Page 700
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1401fordonn......Page 701
Canto Seven141charms, and his desire has......Page 702
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1421Then it......Page 703
Canto Seven1431abide:continue.2strake:st......Page 704
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1441The ult......Page 705
Canto Seven1451chaunge:women were often......Page 706
The Faerie Queene: Book Three146Faerie Q......Page 707
55“So well I to faire Ladies service did......Page 708
Because I could not give her many a Jane......Page 709
61“Perdy,” (sayd Satyrane) “thou Squyre......Page 710
Bk3 Canto Eight......Page 711
1reliv’d:revived, reinvigorated.2riv’d:t......Page 712
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1521substan......Page 713
Canto Eight1531gest:comportment, manner.......Page 714
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1541I.e., w......Page 715
Canto Eight1551next to none:i.e., second......Page 716
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1561light:u......Page 717
Canto Eight1571yode:went.2I.e., fortune......Page 718
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1581fantast......Page 719
Canto Eight1591rage:sexual fury.2that:th......Page 720
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1601stifly:......Page 721
Canto Eight1611assoyld:released.2shright......Page 722
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1621I.e., t......Page 723
Canto Eight1631endew:endue, put on.2expr......Page 724
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1641what so......Page 725
Canto Eight1651parture:departure.2doen:d......Page 726
The Faerie Queene: Book Three16649“These......Page 727
Canto Eight1671In a world with very few......Page 728
Bk3 Canto Nine......Page 729
1Having warned that the subject matterwi......Page 730
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1701Suspect......Page 731
Canto Nine1711fleet:flee.2devise of:conv......Page 732
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1721wicket......Page 733
Canto Nine1731Again the description is d......Page 734
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1741This wo......Page 735
Canto Nine1751I.e., they pretended not t......Page 736
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1761Bellona......Page 737
Canto Nine1771indignity:although Paridel......Page 738
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1781ware:aw......Page 739
Canto Nine179(Hamilton, FQ III.ix.30.n.;......Page 740
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1801blent:b......Page 741
Canto Nine1811Xanthus:the gods’ name for......Page 742
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1821Asie:As......Page 743
Canto Nine1831Latium:a region in Italy.2......Page 744
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1841Thamis:......Page 745
Canto Nine1851he:Mnemon; advance:praise.......Page 746
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1861Sir:He......Page 747
Bk3 Canto Ten......Page 748
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1881abie:en......Page 749
Canto Ten1891drift:purpose (and drifting......Page 750
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1901I.e., h......Page 751
Canto Ten1911closet:private room.2tyn’d:......Page 752
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1921loose:l......Page 753
Canto Ten1931cast:considered.2Pilgrim:tr......Page 754
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1941Discolo......Page 755
Canto Ten1951ill ypaid:displeased.2silly......Page 756
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1961bouget:......Page 757
Canto Ten1971respect:regard.2shent:disgr......Page 758
The Faerie Queene: Book Three1981Paragon......Page 759
Canto Ten1991as his adventure fell:to wh......Page 760
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2001he:Trom......Page 761
Canto Ten2011Gotes:Spenser seems to be i......Page 762
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2021ring hi......Page 763
Canto Ten2031dight:dirtied.2foldes:pens......Page 764
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2041That:i.......Page 765
Canto Ten2051Malbecco’s physical surroun......Page 766
Bk3 Canto Eleven......Page 767
Canto Eleven2071reft:taken away. See vii......Page 768
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2081fountai......Page 769
Canto Eleven2091Busirane:Busiris was a m......Page 770
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2101I.e., h......Page 771
Canto Eleven2111leare:lore, learning.2em......Page 772
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2121disprof......Page 773
Canto Eleven2131dempt:deemed.2playnd:com......Page 774
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2141Mulcibe......Page 775
Canto Eleven2151Tapets:tapestries.2pourt......Page 776
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2161hew:for......Page 777
Canto Eleven2171buxome:yielding.2In orde......Page 778
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2181lusty:l......Page 779
Canto Eleven2191Hippodames:hippopotami o......Page 780
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2201Saturn......Page 781
1eath:easy; eyes:i.e., stars.2theeveryes......Page 782
1In a well-known emblem book, the em-ble......Page 783
1prayes:booty.2decayes:downfalls (from p......Page 784
become a prisoner oflove like Amoret, pe......Page 785
Bk3 Canto Twelve......Page 786
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2261atwixt:......Page 787
Canto Twelve2271bewray:reveal.2argument:......Page 788
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2281Fansy:d......Page 789
Canto Twelve2291Showing allegorically th......Page 790
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2301to or f......Page 791
Canto Twelve2311askaunce:out ofthe corne......Page 792
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2321evill:b......Page 793
Canto Twelve2331Like Malbecco, Amoret ha......Page 794
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2341The exp......Page 795
Canto Twelve2351stand:hiding place; post......Page 796
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2361her:Amo......Page 797
Canto Twelve2371Dernly:dismally; secretl......Page 798
Nor slack her threatfull hand for daunge......Page 799
Canto Twelve2391meane:the means.2Make:ma......Page 800
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2401wilfull......Page 801
And in his costly Bath causd to bee site......Page 802
The Faerie Queene: Book Three2421fained......Page 803
Canto Twelve2431respire:take a breather;......Page 804
Part......Page 805
Title page to the 1596 edition ofThe Fae......Page 806
TOTHE MOST HIGH,MIGHTIEAndMAGNIFICENTEMP......Page 807
Bk4 Proem......Page 808
1discipled:taught; disciplined. Sidney h......Page 809
1With a sweeping gesture, the narrator s......Page 810
Bk4 Canto One......Page 811
1fairely:very; completely.2behove:befit,......Page 812
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2521lovely:a......Page 813
Canto One2531fine abusion:clever or subt......Page 814
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2541in store......Page 815
Canto One2551quitted:gone.2In claiming A......Page 816
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2561young Kn......Page 817
Canto One2571albee:albeit.2save:except f......Page 818
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2581Hard by:......Page 819
Canto One259king Nebuchadnezzar II exile......Page 820
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2601unnatura......Page 821
Canto One2611comprehended:enclosed.2Als:......Page 822
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2621this wor......Page 823
Canto One2631Lines 3 and 4 are absolutel......Page 824
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2641I.e., wi......Page 825
Canto One2651by that:because.2I.e., Cupi......Page 826
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2661sowndes:......Page 827
Canto One2671Duessa is speaking to Bland......Page 828
1Here we begin to suspect we know theide......Page 829
1recreant:coward.2Fy fy:shame on you! (s......Page 830
1sufferance:forbearance.2I.e., until the......Page 831
Bk4 Canto Two......Page 832
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2721prudent......Page 833
Canto Two2731dumpish:slow-witted; spirit......Page 834
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2741mot:migh......Page 835
Canto Two2751reaches:gives.2way’d:went o......Page 836
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2761lea:mead......Page 837
Canto Two2771besitting:befitting.2stint:......Page 838
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2781Florimel......Page 839
Canto Two2791befell:chanced, happened.2A......Page 840
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2801I.e., ag......Page 841
Canto Two281And those two Ladies their t......Page 842
The Faerie Queene: Book Four282to none b......Page 843
Canto Two283brothers for Canacee in orde......Page 844
The Faerie Queene: Book Four284other—Spe......Page 845
Canto Two2851curtaxe:a short battle-ax.......Page 846
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2861Oppresse......Page 847
Canto Two2871Sad:solemn; rocke:distaff;......Page 848
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2881impes:ch......Page 849
Bk4 Canto Three......Page 850
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2901shine:sh......Page 851
Canto Three2911affret:attack.2forelent:g......Page 852
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2921seare:dr......Page 853
Canto Three2931assoyld:set free; acquitt......Page 854
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2941guerdon:......Page 855
Canto Three2951souse:swoop; light:nimbly......Page 856
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2961affronti......Page 857
Canto Three2971throwes:blows.2the Shenan......Page 858
The Faerie Queene: Book Four2981guarisht......Page 859
Canto Three2991throw:strike.2imprest:imp......Page 860
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3001whether:......Page 861
Canto Three3011leare:lore.2preace:crowd.......Page 862
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3021quiet ag......Page 863
Canto Three3031requit:greeted in return.......Page 864
The Faerie Queene: Book Four304So mortal......Page 865
Bk4 Canto Four......Page 866
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3061discordf......Page 867
Canto Four3071relent:slacken.2vaunted:di......Page 868
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3081Plays, p......Page 869
Canto Four3091bord:bourd, joking.2masked......Page 870
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3101robbed:r......Page 871
Canto Four3111Ferramont:the name means e......Page 872
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3121by this:......Page 873
Canto Four3131beare the bell:win the day......Page 874
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3141can:gan,......Page 875
Canto Four3151brondiron:sword.2I.e., wit......Page 876
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3161husband......Page 877
Canto Four3171fordonne:utterly done in;......Page 878
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3181overbore......Page 879
Canto Four3191Umbriere:visor ofa helmet.......Page 880
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3201As Arteg......Page 881
Bk4 Canto Five......Page 882
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3221steemed:......Page 883
Canto Five3231behight:designated.2from f......Page 884
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3241unheale:......Page 885
Canto Five3251I.e., win the contest. The......Page 886
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3261I.e., vi......Page 887
Canto Five3271Given that Britomart has p......Page 888
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3281pretense......Page 889
Canto Five3291reav’d:carried away; robbe......Page 890
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3301stryfull......Page 891
Canto Five3311goodman:a courtesy title f......Page 892
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3321Bronteus......Page 893
Canto Five3331winke:nod off, close his e......Page 894
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3341I.e., th......Page 895
Bk4 Canto Six......Page 896
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3361rencount......Page 897
Canto Six3371In Book Five, Artegall will......Page 898
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3381The phra......Page 899
Canto Six3391The imagery ofsexual aggres......Page 900
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3401sufferan......Page 901
Canto Six3411sore:severely.2subtile:fine......Page 902
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3421horrour:......Page 903
Canto Six3431avizefull:considering.2See......Page 904
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3441I.e., th......Page 905
Canto Six3451make love:woo her (without......Page 906
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3461In the c......Page 907
Canto Six3471This is one ofthe few place......Page 908
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3481A knight......Page 909
Canto Six3491sundry purpose:various topi......Page 910
Bk4 Canto Seven......Page 911
Canto Seven3511The narrator is backtrack......Page 912
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3521His nose......Page 913
Canto Seven353tuousness, “Till crudled c......Page 914
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3541gainestr......Page 915
Canto Seven3551meannesse:low rank; dispa......Page 916
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3561selfe:hi......Page 917
Canto Seven3571For Myrrha and Daphne, se......Page 918
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3581“Yet” in......Page 919
Canto Seven359see I.i.24.9, I.iv.44.2, I......Page 920
The Faerie Queene: Book Four360fourteen......Page 921
Canto Seven3611In the light ofday, the o......Page 922
The Faerie Queene: Book Four362honor, an......Page 923
Canto Seven3631follies:foolishness’; mad......Page 924
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3641resort:h......Page 925
Canto Seven3651blist:blessed (by crossin......Page 926
Bk4 Canto Eight......Page 927
Canto Eight3671accent:sound; a part:a ha......Page 928
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3681riband:r......Page 929
Canto Eight3691behest:command.2Cf. the d......Page 930
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3701dread:dr......Page 931
Canto Eight3711dearest dred:the speaker......Page 932
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3721liquour:......Page 933
Canto Eight3731parts entyre:inward parts......Page 934
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3741entertay......Page 935
Canto Eight3751lare:pasture.2antique age......Page 936
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3761But if:u......Page 937
Canto Eight3771annexe:add on.2facts:evil......Page 938
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3781Dromedar......Page 939
Canto Eight3791I.e., who would have kill......Page 940
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3801Mahoune:......Page 941
Canto Eight3811confound:destroy; send to......Page 942
The Faerie Queene: Book Four38249“Theref......Page 943
Canto Eight3831Gyants daughter:Pœana; up......Page 944
1for:because of.2mistake:mistakenly supp......Page 945
1Amyas:friend (from ami,French).2Placida......Page 946
1yet:still.2embras:embrace.3I.e., then I......Page 947
Bk4 Canto Nine......Page 948
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3881this tru......Page 949
Canto Nine3891upstaide:propped up.2preva......Page 950
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3901I.e., sh......Page 951
Canto Nine3911This is one ofthose phrase......Page 952
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3921compylde......Page 953
Canto Nine3931I.e., four ofthem were mos......Page 954
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3941unrulime......Page 955
Canto Nine3951relide:rallied.2Barkes:sma......Page 956
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3961flit:swe......Page 957
Canto Nine3971they:Britomart’s and Scuda......Page 958
The Faerie Queene: Book Four3981their:pr......Page 959
Canto Nine3991travell:travail, labor.2At......Page 960
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4001apay:i.e......Page 961
Bk4 Canto Ten......Page 962
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4021travell:......Page 963
Canto Ten4031delices:voluptuous delights......Page 964
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4041Upton ex......Page 965
Canto Ten4051Janus:Roman god ofgateways......Page 966
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4061assay:te......Page 967
Canto Ten40711609 edition; the 1596 edit......Page 968
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4081of count......Page 969
Canto Ten4091alleyes:walks or long green......Page 970
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4101dearer:m......Page 971
Canto Ten4111Danisk:Danish.2Poudred:powd......Page 972
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4121wealth:w......Page 973
Canto Ten4131steme:steam; swet:sweated.2......Page 974
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4141not sure......Page 975
Canto Ten4151mantle:cloak.2dædale:consum......Page 976
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4161murmure:......Page 977
Canto Ten4171I.e., knew how to behave ap......Page 978
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4181sold:ded......Page 979
Canto Ten4191hardly:would hardly have.2A......Page 980
Bk4 Canto Eleven......Page 981
Canto Eleven4211begor’d:smeared with gor......Page 982
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4221As told......Page 983
Canto Eleven423gods, river gods, and riv......Page 984
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4241coronall......Page 985
Canto Eleven425into the sea. Taking pity......Page 986
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4261reherse:......Page 987
Canto Eleven4271For the Nile’s ability t......Page 988
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4281that lan......Page 989
Canto Eleven4291The Isis was actually a......Page 990
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4301Cybele:a......Page 991
Canto Eleven4311Cornwall and Devon were......Page 992
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4321Yar:the......Page 993
Canto Eleven4331Romaine Monarch:in CE208......Page 994
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4341dome:jud......Page 995
The pleasant Boyne, the fishy fruitfull......Page 996
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4361Shure:th......Page 997
Canto Eleven4371water Chamelot:watered c......Page 998
The Faerie Queene: Book Four438Achilles.......Page 999
1tell:count.2descry:reveal; perceive.3Cy......Page 1000
Bk4 Canto Twelve......Page 1001
Canto Twelve4411for:because.2bancket:ban......Page 1002
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4421attone:a......Page 1003
Canto Twelve4431I.e., it is useless for......Page 1004
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4441sue:ask.......Page 1005
Canto Twelve4451her bereaved cares:the l......Page 1006
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4461helpeles......Page 1007
Canto Twelve4471Her sudden dismissal oft......Page 1008
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4481scan:est......Page 1009
Canto Twelve4491replevie:repleve, to pos......Page 1010
The Faerie Queene: Book Four4501detected......Page 1011
Letter to Raleigh......Page 1012
The Faerie Queene: Books Three and Four4......Page 1013
The Letter to Raleigh4531See Horace, Ars......Page 1014
The Faerie Queene: Books Three and Four4......Page 1015
Life of Edmund Spenser......Page 1016
extent Spenser participated in Grey’s go......Page 1017
in at least one child, and in the follow......Page 1018
Textual Notes......Page 1019
Textual Notes459III.ii.6.8 thread;] 1596......Page 1020
Textual Notes460III.v.53.9 weare] 1596,......Page 1021
Textual Notes461III.ix.5.2 supply,] 1590......Page 1022
III.xii.18.9 degree.] 1596, 1609; de-gre......Page 1023
IV.viii.38.2 flie,] Hamilton; flie 1596;......Page 1024
Glossary......Page 1025
Glossary465bewray:Betray, reveal (whatwa......Page 1026
Glossary466decay:Destroy; waste away;wea......Page 1027
Glossary467fell:Adj.: cruel, dire; n.: a......Page 1028
Glossary468lever:Comparative oflief.lewd......Page 1029
Glossary469perdy,perdee,perdie:Mildoath,......Page 1030
Glossary470sith:Since (the time that); g......Page 1031
Glossary471upstaide:Propped up.vaine,vay......Page 1032
Index......Page 1033
Index of Characters473Genius, III.vi.31–......Page 1034
Index of Characters474Snowy Florimell, S......Page 1035
Works Cited......Page 1036
Works Cited476Bray, Alan. “Homosexuality......Page 1037
Works Cited477Gross, Kenneth. “Re: commu......Page 1038
Works Cited478McCoy, Richard C. The Rite......Page 1039
Roche, Thomas P. The Kindly Flame.Prince......Page 1040
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studi......Page 1041
Bks 3&4 BC......Page 1042
Book Five......Page 1043
Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBook Five......Page 1044
Part......Page 1045
Title Page......Page 1046
Copyright Page......Page 1047
Contents......Page 1048
Part......Page 1049
Abbreviations......Page 1050
Part......Page 1051
Introduction......Page 1052
ofIreland, colors the whole ofBook Five,......Page 1053
be read as Ireland, and so signifies an......Page 1054
center ofthe parody, moreover, is a pair......Page 1055
acting justly according to Aristotle’s n......Page 1056
3.IrelandAccording to Angus Fletcher, in......Page 1057
almost left, and a most populous and ple......Page 1058
disguise, on his shield the motto “Salva......Page 1059
Land into submission. Talus is chilling......Page 1060
cantos, just as she must exert herselfto......Page 1061
Radegone, “And changing all that forme o......Page 1062
For further reading on representations o......Page 1063
French King who broke Protestant faith.......Page 1064
Set offagainst the maiden Una, the pure......Page 1065
Title page to the 1596 edition ofThe Fae......Page 1066
Dedication......Page 1067
Proem......Page 1068
1meed outhyred:hired out with a pay-ment......Page 1069
1Aries crowds Gemini (twins), who crushC......Page 1070
1wight:person.2divide:dispense; beheasts......Page 1071
Canto One......Page 1072
1thrall:subjugate, enslave.2In Italian,......Page 1073
1wend:go.2noursled:nurtured; raught:reac......Page 1074
1In Greek, “golden sword.” See Hesiod,Th......Page 1075
1inquest:quest, judicial inquiry.2bin:we......Page 1076
1embrew:soak.2solace:pleasure, comfort.3......Page 1077
1Talus has superhuman speed, and so over......Page 1078
1betide:happen.2Sanglier defies the Squi......Page 1079
1read:judgment.2Cf. Malory, Le Morte D’A......Page 1080
30Much did that Squire Sir Artegalladore......Page 1081
Canto Two......Page 1082
1In a conversation with Arthur, Dony tel......Page 1083
1bewray:reveal.2pols and pils:plunders a......Page 1084
1meedes:dishonest gains.2From the Latin......Page 1085
1choler:anger.2Paynim:pagan.3I.e., Polle......Page 1086
1ods:advantage––Pollente cannot gain the......Page 1087
1Paynims:pagan’s.2Eftsoones:soon after.3......Page 1088
1yrent:torn apart.2limehound:hound for h......Page 1089
1pelfe:stolen property.2See Deut. 9.21.3......Page 1090
1See Ps. 62.9.2his:its. The Gyant promis......Page 1091
1Artegall charges that the Giant soars a......Page 1092
1goth:goes.2surceast:stopped.3Perhaps al......Page 1093
1As Todd says, “Indeed this and the next......Page 1094
1I.e., Artegall.2wext:grew; light:unimpo......Page 1095
1Whether:which; attone:at once––i.e.,in......Page 1096
1rout:mob.2wist:knew.3embrew:plunge into......Page 1097
Canto Three......Page 1098
1The herald traditionally describes theg......Page 1099
1whether:which; note:could not.2Rashing:......Page 1100
knighthood who causes confusion in Books......Page 1101
1greet his guerdon:celebrate the reward.......Page 1102
1so tride:after an inspection.2skill:pow......Page 1103
1leasings:lies.2reed:judge.3stoure:storm......Page 1104
1whether:which.2hew:appearance.3The Fals......Page 1105
1eft:afterward.2Sir Guyon is the hero of......Page 1106
1Guyon is giving aid to a babe soaked in......Page 1107
1undertake:hear.2Eftsoones:immediately.3......Page 1108
1renverst:turned upside down.2baffuld:di......Page 1109
Canto Four......Page 1110
1government:means ofgoverning or ex-ecut......Page 1111
1weete:know.2Gough suggests a relation t......Page 1112
1billowes:waves.2earst:earlier.3visnomie......Page 1113
1little skill:little matters.2pray:prey......Page 1114
1The Greek roots mean “few possessions,”......Page 1115
1weete:know.2dight:dressed.3pinnoed:pinn......Page 1116
1incontinent:immediately.2proper bale:ow......Page 1117
1faulty:guilty.2But Artegall will later......Page 1118
1weedes:clothes.2Artegall’s cross-dressi......Page 1119
1I.e., the noose and fetters Terpin is w......Page 1120
1bad:bade; assaid:tested.2doale:punishme......Page 1121
1The four feminine rhymes in this stanza......Page 1122
1state:condition.2travell:travail.3rebuk......Page 1123
1whether:which ofus.2According to Hamilt......Page 1124
Canto Five......Page 1125
1Cemitare:scimitar.2Recalls the Amazon s......Page 1126
1flaw:squall.2forbore:spared.3weening:ex......Page 1127
1upbrayd:talk up.2I.e., her shield.3race......Page 1128
1retyr’d:fell back.2Puttocke:a bird ofpr......Page 1129
1warelesse:unwary.2Includes sexual favor......Page 1130
1dight:dressed.2napron:apron.3Curiets an......Page 1131
1pall:robe.2Hercules was enslaved and fo......Page 1132
1stoupe:bow, submit.2obeysance:obedience......Page 1133
1Clarinda puns on the many uses ofdread,......Page 1134
1An extended archery metaphor: “marke-wh......Page 1135
1unlike:unlikely.2I.e., what mind would......Page 1136
1sewd:courted.2let:hindrance.3salve:heal......Page 1137
1adaw’d:daunted.2againe:in return.3The g......Page 1138
1availe:value.2streighter:stricter.3forw......Page 1139
1A metaphor from the use ofbird calls in......Page 1140
1The repetition of“case” in this stanzam......Page 1141
Canto Six......Page 1142
1What time:when.2faine to fynde:are quic......Page 1143
1lapped:surrounded––but with the ladies’......Page 1144
1rad:discovered.2wofully bestad:troubled......Page 1145
1alew:halloo––i.e., she did not wail.2si......Page 1146
1bestad:beset.2stounds:pangs; attone:at......Page 1147
1light:sparingly.2lust:desire.3well in g......Page 1148
1reprieved:reproved.2Britomart fell in l......Page 1149
1loft:floor.2stound:decisive moment.3dig......Page 1150
1practise:plotting.2smart:injury.3In Eng......Page 1151
1wond:lived.2whether,nether kond:whither......Page 1152
1losels:scoundrels.2bever:face guard.3Ce......Page 1153
Canto Seven......Page 1154
1part:side.2kemd:combed.3portend:signify......Page 1155
1Perhaps a printer’s error, as the croco......Page 1156
1The Titans, giants and sons ofEarth,war......Page 1157
1In this stanza it becomes impossible to......Page 1158
1morrow Mas:morning mass.2plight:conditi......Page 1159
1adawed:daunted.2fury:prophetic furor; b......Page 1160
1I.e., Radigund is not confused andamaze......Page 1161
1dight:equipped.2streight:strict.3fone:f......Page 1162
1strow:strew.2Radigund implies that she......Page 1163
1I.e., Radigund is laid on the plain.2Th......Page 1164
1entire:inner.2suspect:suspicion.3These......Page 1165
1hew:appearance.2undight:take off.3reft:......Page 1166
1tendred:valued.2priefe:proof.3want:lack......Page 1167
Canto Eight......Page 1168
1albe:despite.2See Introduction, 5.3palf......Page 1169
1ylike felly:equally fiercely.2mistooke:......Page 1170
1enterprise:undertake.2Ventailes:face ma......Page 1171
1can:did; eath:easily.2hire:reward.3adve......Page 1172
1Often read as a figure for King Philip......Page 1173
1enterdeale:negotiation. Mercilla’s at-t......Page 1174
1complot:joint plot.2purchast:acquired.3......Page 1175
1greene:a lawn, but alluding to the sea,......Page 1176
1A chivalric term for a knight or youngn......Page 1177
1all:although.2trast:traced.3assay:proof......Page 1178
1bannes:curses.2hayles:hauls.3resty:resi......Page 1179
1Hippolytus, who was dragged to death by......Page 1180
1misween’d:mistaken.2Ino madly threw her......Page 1181
1Cf. Hecuba’s transformation to a dog(Me......Page 1182
Canto Nine......Page 1183
1commen:commune.2fastnesse:strength.3for......Page 1184
1earne:yearn.2trace:proceed.3let:slow.4m......Page 1185
1all to:entirely.2Malengin resembles the......Page 1186
1intentive:attentive.2mew:den, a cage fo......Page 1187
1Malengin resembles the shape-changerPro......Page 1188
1tarras:terraces.2scath:harm.3doome:judg......Page 1189
1A screen was used to divide large halls......Page 1190
1Recalls the theophany on Sinai (Exod.24......Page 1191
1The names ofthe Horae, according toHesi......Page 1192
1adaw:subdue.2doe:make.3indifferent:unbi......Page 1193
1semblant:appearance.2Spenser allegorize......Page 1194
1proofe:effect.2meede:reward.3type:highe......Page 1195
1The execution ofMary was a challenge to......Page 1196
1ryfe:forcefully.2partie:side.3thrall:pr......Page 1197
Canto Ten......Page 1198
1Armericke:American.2Also known as the S......Page 1199
1Referring to Belgium, and the LowCountr......Page 1200
1kyne:cows.2The fearsome Typhon and Echi......Page 1201
1Geryoneo’s oppressive rule, his rituals......Page 1202
1In fact Leicester complained ofbeing se......Page 1203
1guerdon:reward.2travell: travail, hards......Page 1204
1wield:govern.2Antwerp, which was sacked......Page 1205
1composition:terms ofsurrender. Mostofth......Page 1206
1ward:guard.2ryven:torn.3I.e., the Senes......Page 1207
1Culverings:large cannons.2Arthur’s spea......Page 1208
1lore:left.2weeting:knowledge.38Then all......Page 1209
Canto Eleven......Page 1210
1bad:bade.2nor any wrongfull state:nor a......Page 1211
1faynd:contrived, sought.2sad:heavy; hig......Page 1212
1maine:strength.2assay:attempt.3importun......Page 1213
1for the nonce:for the purpose.2dole:suf......Page 1214
1I.e., truth and right, more than Arthur......Page 1215
1In Spenser’s previous mention, Gery-one......Page 1216
1ravin:the act ofpreying upon, gluttony.......Page 1217
1reave:snatch; hend:hold.2quite:quit, fr......Page 1218
1sway:force.2sinke:organs ofdigestion an......Page 1219
1Garlands ofbay leaves signify victory.2......Page 1220
1Suggests “sergeant,” a knight in atten-......Page 1221
1defraide:paid––i.e., met the obligation......Page 1222
1wood:raging.2doubt:danger.3recule:recoi......Page 1223
1misfare:misfortune.2The name alludes to......Page 1224
1Burbon abandons his shield in stanza 46......Page 1225
1light:happen.2stile:title, inscription,......Page 1226
1bils and glayves:spearlike weapons;lust......Page 1227
1A departure from the rhyme scheme: asth......Page 1228
1spoyle:destruction.2Grantorto has given......Page 1229
Canto Twelve......Page 1230
1compound:contract, strike a deal.2Just......Page 1231
1Recalls that Talus attacks with a flail......Page 1232
1close:secret.2I.e., heavy with sorrow.3......Page 1233
1steale:handle.2Grantorto’s armor resemb......Page 1234
1brast:burst.2avize:observe.3vereth:lets......Page 1235
1respect:care, alert reaction.2Artegall’......Page 1236
1I.e., by the law ofnature and so by div......Page 1237
1strand:shore.2to that:to that end.3help......Page 1238
1maw:jaws, throat, belly, or womb.2happi......Page 1239
1melling:meddling.2I.e., Envie vexes onl......Page 1240
1scryde:descried.2gobbet:piece ofraw mea......Page 1241
1among:during that time.2sclaunders:slan......Page 1242
The Letter to Raleigh......Page 1243
1Lodovico Ariosto, Italian author ofOr-l......Page 1244
1See Horace, Ars Poetica,146–52.2clownis......Page 1245
1eftesoones:immediately.2This descriptio......Page 1246
The Life of Edmund Spenser......Page 1247
extent Spenser participated in Grey’s go......Page 1248
in at least one child, and in the follow......Page 1249
Textual Notes......Page 1250
Glossary......Page 1251
Index of Characters......Page 1252
Works Cited and Bibliography......Page 1253
Works Cited and Bibliography189Gallagher......Page 1254
Works Cited and Bibliography190Mallette,......Page 1255
Treip, Mindele Anne. Allegorical Poetics......Page 1256
Part......Page 1257
Book Six......Page 1258
Edmund SpenserTHEFAERIEQUEENEBook Sixand......Page 1259
Part......Page 1260
Title Page......Page 1261
Copyright Page......Page 1262
Contents......Page 1263
Part......Page 1264
Introduction......Page 1265
honesty” (i.3.9), yet courtesy is define......Page 1266
Calidore’s QuestCalidore’s quest bears l......Page 1267
including the work ofpoets. Calidore’s h......Page 1268
PastoralWhen Calidore returns to the nar......Page 1269
the fourth Grace and instead replacing h......Page 1270
policy ofreform. Therefore, her knights......Page 1271
Introductionxivthe measures required to......Page 1272
Introductionxvthe world gets turned upsi......Page 1273
Thereto they usde one most accursed orde......Page 1274
girl. Yet, on the other, we cannot fail......Page 1275
IntroductionxviiiThese lines deserve som......Page 1276
Introductionxixamong Ponsonby’s papers.......Page 1277
would have inserted such numbers into th......Page 1278
efforts ofMutabilitie to argue an altern......Page 1279
Introductionxxiiconclusion to Book Five,......Page 1280
Book Six......Page 1281
TOTHE MOST HIGH,MIGHTIEAndMAGNIFICENTEMP......Page 1282
Proem......Page 1283
1bounty soveraine:ruling virtue.2comely......Page 1284
1Queene:the reference to “Antiquity”make......Page 1285
Canto One......Page 1286
1stout and tall:well formed and mus-cula......Page 1287
The Faerie Queene: Book Six81devize:desc......Page 1288
Canto One9oftwo triple-headed beasts, ea......Page 1289
The Faerie Queene: Book Six101stound:sit......Page 1290
Canto One111Crudor:cruel, rude; not just......Page 1291
The Faerie Queene: Book Six121Eftsoones:......Page 1292
Canto One131pent:enclosed.2The fury ofCa......Page 1293
The Faerie Queene: Book Six141bryzes:fli......Page 1294
Canto One151courteous lore:courteous wis......Page 1295
The Faerie Queene: Book Six161succour:he......Page 1296
Canto One171sound:swoon, faint.2weend:th......Page 1297
The Faerie Queene: Book Six181plates:pla......Page 1298
Canto One191intreat:treat.2sterne:cruel.......Page 1299
The Faerie Queene: Book Six201fere:wife.......Page 1300
Canto One211meed:reward.2wexed:grew.47Bu......Page 1301
Canto Two......Page 1302
Canto Two231Again, Calidore is shown to......Page 1303
The Faerie Queene: Book Six241guize:styl......Page 1304
Canto Two251carelesse:carefree.2wooddie......Page 1305
The Faerie Queene: Book Six261Tempred:go......Page 1306
Canto Two271gent:gentle.2curious:enquiri......Page 1307
The Faerie Queene: Book Six281lightly:ea......Page 1308
Canto Two291regret:sorrow.2count’nance:a......Page 1309
The Faerie Queene: Book Six301Calidore m......Page 1310
Canto Two311where him list:where he like......Page 1311
The Faerie Queene: Book Six3232“Ne is th......Page 1312
Canto Two331See the metaphor for courtes......Page 1313
The Faerie Queene: Book Six341implements......Page 1314
Canto Two351empeach:prevent.2arayd:affli......Page 1315
The Faerie Queene: Book Six361meede:rewa......Page 1316
1beare:bier. We are reminded––immedi-ate......Page 1317
Canto Three......Page 1318
1wight:person.2chine:back.3Aldus:old, ol......Page 1319
The Faerie Queene: Book Six401case:situa......Page 1320
Canto Three411array:demeanor.2travell:wo......Page 1321
The Faerie Queene: Book Six421conspiring......Page 1322
Canto Three431kyndly:natural.2I.e., migh......Page 1323
The Faerie Queene: Book Six441Calidore d......Page 1324
Canto Three45gies, but a serious point i......Page 1325
The Faerie Queene: Book Six461spoyled:ca......Page 1326
Canto Three471softing foot:treading soft......Page 1327
The Faerie Queene: Book Six481steed forl......Page 1328
Canto Three491dastard:villain.2thrall:sl......Page 1329
The Faerie Queene: Book Six501errant:wan......Page 1330
Canto Three511move:make.2bord:table.3Bla......Page 1331
The Faerie Queene: Book Six521Upstaying:......Page 1332
49Yet he him still pursew’d from place t......Page 1333
Canto Four......Page 1334
Canto Four551rew:pity.2The Salvage Man e......Page 1335
The Faerie Queene: Book Six561Tho:then;......Page 1336
Canto Four571lozell:villain.2encombrance......Page 1337
The Faerie Queene: Book Six581unacquaint......Page 1338
Canto Four591cast:decided; wend:go, wand......Page 1339
The Faerie Queene: Book Six601wend:trave......Page 1340
Canto Four611straine:seize.2ray:soil, de......Page 1341
The Faerie Queene: Book Six621wynd:come......Page 1342
Canto Four631Bruin:brown bear.2Cormoraun......Page 1343
The Faerie Queene: Book Six641mone:compl......Page 1344
Canto Four651languishment:sorrow.2enchac......Page 1345
The Faerie Queene: Book Six661Ambiguous......Page 1346
Canto Five......Page 1347
The Faerie Queene: Book Six681Tho:then.2......Page 1348
Canto Five691cast:decided.2wend:go.3bedi......Page 1349
The Faerie Queene: Book Six701reede:unde......Page 1350
Canto Five711eeke:also.2slight:deceit.3D......Page 1351
The Faerie Queene: Book Six721I.e., not......Page 1352
Canto Five731chauffe:rage.2The extended......Page 1353
The Faerie Queene: Book Six741I.e., Arth......Page 1354
Canto Five751repine:complain.2traine:cir......Page 1355
The Faerie Queene: Book Six761tokens:sig......Page 1356
Canto Five771desarts:qualities.2See Arch......Page 1357
The Faerie Queene: Book Six781could his......Page 1358
Canto Five791disease:discomfort.2dight:p......Page 1359
Canto Six......Page 1360
Canto Six811assayes:trials.2went:courses......Page 1361
The Faerie Queene: Book Six821salves:rem......Page 1362
Canto Six83The upper halfofher body was......Page 1363
The Faerie Queene: Book Six841salves:cur......Page 1364
Canto Six851Briton Prince:Arthur;lite:ha......Page 1365
The Faerie Queene: Book Six861fayning to......Page 1366
Canto Six871sped:fared.2on hight:loudly.......Page 1367
The Faerie Queene: Book Six881ment:joine......Page 1368
Canto Six89knight’s lack ofvirtue ifhe s......Page 1369
The Faerie Queene: Book Six901reare:prac......Page 1370
Canto Six911felly:fiercely.2asswage:calm......Page 1371
The Faerie Queene: Book Six921infest:hos......Page 1372
Canto Seven......Page 1373
1agreeably:similarly.2courteously:now us......Page 1374
Canto Seven951softly:slow; portance:appe......Page 1375
The Faerie Queene: Book Six961learned:tr......Page 1376
Canto Seven971surceasse:stop, cease.2he:......Page 1377
The Faerie Queene: Book Six981faine:plea......Page 1378
Canto Seven991despight:fear, malice, wor......Page 1379
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1001diverslie......Page 1380
Canto Seven1011A particularly shameful p......Page 1381
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1021list:want......Page 1382
Canto Seven103nature ofevents in the poe......Page 1383
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1041doome:jud......Page 1384
Canto Seven1051tyreling jade:tiring hors......Page 1385
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1061voyded fr......Page 1386
Canto Seven1071Mastiffe:a huge, fierce d......Page 1387
The Faerie Queene: Book Six108And fled a......Page 1388
Canto Eight......Page 1389
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1101Which boo......Page 1390
Canto Eight1111hale and draw:drag and pu......Page 1391
The Faerie Queene: Book Six112populated......Page 1392
Canto Eight1131blist:brandished.2wist:kn......Page 1393
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1141lumpe:rem......Page 1394
Canto Eight1151dowre:dowry.2sude:attende......Page 1395
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1161arreare:b......Page 1396
Canto Eight1171weend:supposed.2astound:a......Page 1397
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1181Arthur, t......Page 1398
Canto Eight1191Morpheus:the god ofsleep;......Page 1399
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1201Showing t......Page 1400
Canto Eight1211Flies were often associat......Page 1401
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1221closely:s......Page 1402
Canto Eight123Sir Calepineby chaunce, mo......Page 1403
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1241kind:natu......Page 1404
Canto Nine......Page 1405
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1261forslackt......Page 1406
Canto Nine1271The priorities ofthe rural......Page 1407
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1281Pastorell......Page 1408
Canto Nine1291humour:moisture.2wild:desi......Page 1409
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1301lome:clay......Page 1410
Canto Nine1311The shepherds’ lot only se......Page 1411
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1321Already M......Page 1412
Canto Nine1331The image alludes to Melib......Page 1413
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1341Meliboe’s......Page 1414
Canto Nine1351chargefull:heavy, burdenso......Page 1415
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1361guize:app......Page 1416
Canto Nine1371Calidore introduces dishar......Page 1417
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1381trimly tr......Page 1418
Canto Nine13945Thus did the gentle knigh......Page 1419
Canto Ten......Page 1420
Canto Ten1411hyndes:rural laborers, but......Page 1421
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1421bowre:nes......Page 1422
Canto Ten1431Cytheron:one ofVenus’ favor......Page 1423
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1441Ariadne w......Page 1424
Canto Ten145This seems to indicate that......Page 1425
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1461list so t......Page 1426
Canto Ten1471Euphrosyne:cheerfulness.2Ag......Page 1427
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1481daughter......Page 1428
Canto Ten1491red:spoke.2regard:sight.3On......Page 1429
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1501aggrate:p......Page 1430
Canto Ten1511hewing:cutting. Using a she......Page 1431
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1521sight:sig......Page 1432
Canto Ten1531dolefull dreriment:great so......Page 1433
Canto Eleven......Page 1434
Canto Eleven1551His reaction recalls the......Page 1435
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1561in privit......Page 1436
Canto Eleven1571not to be forstalled:non......Page 1437
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1581prisd wit......Page 1438
Canto Eleven1591wide:round about.2target......Page 1439
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1601brast:bur......Page 1440
Canto Eleven1611chauft:became angry.2far......Page 1441
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1621quell:kil......Page 1442
Canto Eleven1631jolly head:merriment, re......Page 1443
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1641agreeably......Page 1444
Canto Eleven1651mister:sort of.2appertai......Page 1445
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1661light:qui......Page 1446
Canto Eleven1671entertayning:welcoming.2......Page 1447
50Then backe returning to his dearest de......Page 1448
Canto Twelve......Page 1449
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1701Bellamour......Page 1450
Canto Twelve1711bewray:reveal.2to take t......Page 1451
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1721retyre:re......Page 1452
Canto Twelve1731care:grief.2misfare:sorr......Page 1453
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1741liefe:dea......Page 1454
Canto Twelve1751fylde:felt.2swelt:fainte......Page 1455
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1761dortours:......Page 1456
Canto Twelve1771empight:implanted.2wrawl......Page 1457
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1781fared:act......Page 1458
Canto Twelve1791shrincke:fail.2quaile:le......Page 1459
The Faerie Queene: Book Six1801earst:bef......Page 1460
Canto Twelve181Ne spareth he most learne......Page 1461
Part......Page 1462
Mutabilitie Cantos......Page 1463
Part......Page 1464
Canto Six......Page 1465
1Hecaté:the goddess who presided overmag......Page 1466
1our Nurse:Nature.2cast:plan.3attempt:at......Page 1467
1tortious:wrong, wicked.2wained:carried......Page 1468
1preacing-on:pressing on; raught:reached......Page 1469
1forslowe:delay.2attache:seize.3prest:im......Page 1470
1amate:amaze.2th’Earths cursed seed:the......Page 1471
1re-allie:regroup, form again.2extasie:i......Page 1472
1envide:begrudged.2Accounts ofthe exact......Page 1473
1Prometheus:a Titan who stole fire fromt......Page 1474
1wote:know.2interesse:interest.3doome:ju......Page 1475
1Arlo-hill:Galtymore, the hill outsideSp......Page 1476
1boawe:bow (and arrow).2Phoebusflame:the......Page 1477
1Faunus:a lecherous wood god.2privity:se......Page 1478
1anone:at once.2close:secretly.3A refere......Page 1479
1gin:trap.2traine:snare.3baile:power, cu......Page 1480
1consort:confidante.2short:soon.3brast:b......Page 1481
1way:weigh, value.2haplesse:causing mise......Page 1482
Canto Seven......Page 1483
1other world:the earth.2count’naunce ill......Page 1484
1She can only be seen as a reflection, a......Page 1485
1Plaint of kindes:a reference to Alanus......Page 1486
1The stanza refers to the marriage ofPel......Page 1487
1Mutabilitie seeks to break down barrier......Page 1488
1Mutabilitie frames her own claim in ter......Page 1489
1tickle:fickle, untrustworthy.2Streight:......Page 1490
1Vesta:goddess ofthe hearth and domestic......Page 1491
1chauffed:heated, rubbed.2boawe and shaf......Page 1492
1Hellespontus:the dangerous straits in t......Page 1493
1yode:went.2I.e., like that ungracious g......Page 1494
1I.e., he was always drunk with new wine......Page 1495
1quell:die.2spray:branch.3steane:jar, he......Page 1496
1Cf. Milton’s Death, Paradise Lost,2.666......Page 1497
1Mutabilitie gives voice to a powerfully......Page 1498
1turning cranks:winding paths;crookes:be......Page 1499
1Wizards were associated with the stars......Page 1500
1decay:downfall.2put downe:defeated; whi......Page 1501
Canto Eight......Page 1502
The Letter to Raleigh......Page 1503
The Faerie Queene: Book Six and the Muta......Page 1504
The Letter to Raleigh2251See Horace, Ars......Page 1505
The Faerie Queene: Book Six and the Muta......Page 1506
The Life of Edmund Spenser......Page 1507
extent Spenser participated in Grey’s go......Page 1508
in at least one child, and in the follow......Page 1509
Textual Notes......Page 1510
Textual Notes231VI.v.39.3 glee] 1596; gr......Page 1511
VII.vi.7.4 the empire] 1611; th’empire16......Page 1512
Glossary......Page 1513
Glossary234stowre:Storm; tumult; blow;co......Page 1514
Index of Characters......Page 1515
Index of Characters236Timias, VI.v.11–vi......Page 1516
Works Cited and Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 1517
Works Cited and Suggestions for Further......Page 1518
Works Cited and Suggestions for Further......Page 1519
Bk6 BC......Page 1520