Spenserian Allegory and Elizabethan Biblical Exegesis: A Context for the Faerie

Description: Spenserian Allegory and Elizabethan Biblical Exegesis by Margaret Christian Critical analysis of the importance and influence of Elizabethan biblical typology on Spenser and the composition of the Faerie Queene. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Edmund Spenser famously conceded to his friend Walter Raleigh that his method in The Faerie Queene will seeme displeasaunt to those who would rather have good discipline delivered plainly in way of precepts, or sermoned at large. Spensers allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis is the first book-length study to clarify Spensers comparison by introducing readers to the biblical typologies of contemporary sermons and liturgies. The result demonstrates that precepts ... sermoned at large from lecterns and pulpits were themselves often clowdily enwrapped in allegoricall devises. In effect, routine churchgoing prepared Spensers first readers to enjoy and interpret The Faerie Queene. A wealth of relevant quotations invites readers to adopt an Elizabethan mindset and encounter the poem afresh. The chronicle history cantos, Florimells adventures, the Souldan episode, Mercillas judgment on Duessa and even the two stanzas that close the Mutabilitie fragment, all come into sharper focus when juxtaposed with contemporary religious rhetoric. -- . Flap Typological reading, a strategy for biblical exegesis developed in ancient times and practiced through the medieval period, was alive and well - indeed, inescapable - in Elizabethan sermons and liturgies. Spenserian allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis is the first book to show the relevance of this cultural habit to The Faerie Queene . A wealth of quotations from contemporary sources transports readers into the mindset of Elizabethans to allow an encounter with The Faerie Queene in a fresh and genuine way. Preachers and liturgists mined the Bible for parallels of Elizabeth Tudor and other figures from current events. This study juxtaposes these biblical types with characters from Spensers epic, offering fresh interpretations of the chronicle history cantos, Florimells adventures, the Souldan episode, Mercillas judgment on Duessa, and even the two stanzas that close the Mutabilitie fragment. Spenserian allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis will be of interest to students of Reformation theology and hermeneutics, students and scholars of Spensers poetry, and those interested in the expanding field of sermon studies. Author Biography Margaret Christian is Associate Professor of English at the Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley Campus Table of Contents Introduction: A context for The Faerie QueenePart I: Backgrounds: allegorical reading in Spensers England1. Traditional scriptural interpretation and sixteenth-century allegoresis: old and new 2. Allegorical reading in occasional Elizabethan liturgies 3. Allegorical reading in sermon references to history and current eventsPart II: The preachers Bible and Spensers Faerie Queene: alternate allegories4. The ground of Storie: genealogy in biblical exegesis and the Legend of Temperance5. Waues of weary wretchednesse: Florimell and the sea6. Saracens, Assyrians and Spaniards: allegories of the Armada7. a goodly amiable name for mildness: Mercilla and other Elizabethan types8. Court and courtesy: sermon contexts for Spensers Book VI 9. Now lettest thou thy servant depart: scriptural tradition and the close of The Faerie QueeneConclusionWorks citedIndex Long Description Edmund Spenser famously conceded to his friend Walter Raleigh that his method in The Faerie Queene will seeme displeasaunt to those who would rather have good discipline delivered plainly in way of precepts, or sermoned at large. Spensers allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis is the first book-length study to clarify Spensers comparison by introducing readers to the biblical typologies of contemporary sermons and liturgies. The result demonstrates that precepts ... sermoned at large from lecterns and pulpits were themselves often clowdily enwrapped in allegoricall devises. In effect, routine churchgoing prepared Spensers first readers to enjoy and interpret The Faerie Queene.A wealth of relevant quotations invites readers to adopt an Elizabethan mindset and encounter the poem afresh. The chronicle history cantos, Florimells adventures, the Souldan episode, Mercillas judgment on Duessa and even the two stanzas that close the Mutabilitie fragment, all come into sharper focus when juxtaposed with contemporary religious rhetoric. -- . Details ISBN0719083842 Author Margaret Christian Short Title SPENSERIAN ALLEGORY & ELIZABET Pages 272 Publisher Manchester University Press Language English ISBN-10 0719083842 ISBN-13 9780719083846 Media Book Format Hardcover Series The Manchester Spenser Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-09-28 Imprint Manchester University Press Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.3 Illustrations 1 black & white illustration UK Release Date 2016-09-28 NZ Release Date 2016-09-28 Subtitle A Context for the Faerie Queene Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2016-09-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128104056;

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