Apparent Narrative as Thematic Metaphor: The Organization of the Faerie Queene

according action adventures allegory allows already Amoret appears Artegall Artegall's Arthur aspect beginning Book Britomart Busirane calls Canto characters chastity Christ commitment complete considered continued contrary course critics Cupid edited episode equals Eternity expect fact Faerie Queene Faery Court feast fiction follow friendship give Gloriana glory Hence hero implies infer interpretation justice knights lady leaves less Letter Lewis light literal London looks lover magnificence marriage matter means merely Merlin metaphor mind mirror moral narrative natural never once particular perfection person personifications poem poet poet's position present Proem prove quest Radigund readers reading Red Cross reference relation remains represents reveal romance scene Scudamour seems sense separateness Spenser stands stanzas story suggests sure symbolizes temperance Temple thing tion true Venus virtue whole