The Concept of Female Sovereignty in Spenser's Faerie Queene
Abstract
In Book V of his Faerie Queene Spenser treats of the "legend of Justice or Arthegall." The four preceding books of his epic have depicted after the fashion of moral allegory the "virtues" of holiness, temperance, chastity and friendship. The sixth and final book deals with the "virtue of courtesy.Each book has its own champion or championess, who is sent forth by Gloriana, the Faerie Queene, to accomplish a quest in her honor.
Subject Area
Womens studies|Ethics|British and Irish literature
Recommended Citation
Temple, June Lucille, "The Concept of Female Sovereignty in Spenser's Faerie Queene" (1955). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28621823.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28621823
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