Date of Award
1954
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Maloney, Michael
Second Advisor
Archer, Jerome W.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to prove that in writing the Faerie Queene, Spenser was deliberately following in the footsteps of the earlier Italian and English writers of courtesy books. Although Spenser presented the Faerie Queene in a style entirely different from that of courtesy books such as The Courtier, The Civile Conversation, and Galateo, his purpose was the same. With the decline of chivalry and the disappearance of the Medieval Court, courtesy, as Spenser portrayed it, was outmoded. It is with these thoughts in mind that the writer examines the Faerie Queene.
Recommended Citation
Dow, M. Harriet, "The Faerie Queene: An Elizabethan Courtesy Book" (1954). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 1440.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/1440