The Uses of Myth: Spenser's Faerie Queene.

Williams, Arnold

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ERIC Number: EJ135213

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Uses of Myth: Spenser's Faerie Queene

Williams, Arnold

Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 28, 3, 38-49, Win 75-76

Spenser's use of myth in the "Faerie Queene" to influence the reading public is described. Emphasis is placed on creating an attitude of legitimacy around the reign of Elizabeth I. (DE)

Descriptors: English Literature, Epics, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literary Influences, Medieval Literature, Mythic Criticism, Mythology, Symbols (Literary)

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