FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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Sidney
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Elizabeth
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Mary
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Chaucer
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poem is dedicated to Elizabeth I who is represented in the poem as the Faerie Queene Gloriana, as well as the character Belphoebe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of Edmund Spenser in writing The Faerie Queene was to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth I and the Tudor dynasty. In fact, the Faerie Queene herself represents Queen Elizabeth I. In The Faerie Queene, Spenser glorifies the Elizabethan virtues (such as holiness, chastity, and temperance) through allegory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Edmund Spenser (/ˈspɛnsər/; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since the character of the Faerie Queene is meant to be a representation of Queen Elizabeth I, naming the entire poem after that character clearly demonstrates Spenser’s political agenda to get on the good side of the queen-the poem is dedicated to her as well.
Detailed explanation-5: -Spenser, as a poet, has tried to revive language and grammar of Chaucer. There are about eighty percent of Saxon words in his works. His mixture of old English words with classical Syntax, adapted from Chaucerian metres, has a remarkable beautiful affect. His greatest contribution to verse is the Spenserian stanza.