In Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, there is a distinct throwback to texts written in the Middle Ages and epics written even before that during the reign of Ancient Greece. What brings these texts back to mind in Spenser’s text is language, form, and of course, a heavy chivalric theme, yet Spenser’s work is quite contemporary … Continue reading Chivalry in the Faerie Queen: Continuing to Establish British Identity