This book is a study of Spenser's conception of the nature of
heroism and the way it is embodied in the separate books of The
Faerie Queene. Professor Evans stresses the coherence of Spenser's
scheme of virtues and examines the fusion of Christian symbol and
classic myth through which the underlying Christian theme is
expressed. He emphasises the didactic purpose of the poem, and the
rhetorical method by which the allegory works upon the reader. It
is his contention that Spenser completed his poem, and that The
Faerie Queene as it stands presents an organic unity so firmly
controlled that it is unprofitable to consider any book, canto or
even single verse isolation from the poem as a whole. The
complexity of the poetry which this study reveals suggests that
Spenser has much in common with the metaphysicals, while the subtle
dissection of human motive and behaviour within the poem would
place him in closer relationship to the drama than is normally
recognised.
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