The kindly flame : a study of the third and fourth books of Spenser's Faerie queene

Scholars have often felt that Books III and IV of Spenser's __Faerie Queene__ were loosely, almost carelessly, structured. Thomas P. Roche, Jr., seeks to show by a close examination of the text that all four books have a logical structure, and that the apparently randomly selected episodes form one complex allegory. Originally published in 1964. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Scholars have often felt that Books III and IV of Spenser's Faerie Queene were loosely, almost carelessly, structured. Thomas P. Roche, Jr., seeks to show by a close examination of the text that all four books have a logical structure, and that the apparently randomly selected episodes form one complex allegory. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 PREFACE Contents INTRODUCTION: FAERYLAND AS FICTION i. The Nature of the Allegory ii. The Nature of Faeryland CHAPTER I: THE IMAGE OF BRITOMART i. Britomart as Chastity ii. The Quest Defined a. Castle Joyous b. The House of Busyrane c. Britomart and Arthegall CHAPTER II: BELPHOEBE AND AMORET i. Belphoebe and the Three Queens ii. The Two Venuses iii. The Birth iv. Amoret's Education a. The Garden of Adonis b. The Temple of Venus c. The Original Ending of 1590 v. Belphoebe and Timias vi. Conclusion CHAPTER III: FLORIMELL AND MARINELL i. Florimell and the Chaste Helen ii. The False Florimell iii. The Marriage of the Thames and Medway iv. Marinell and the Reluctant Achilles v. Potentia Amoris CONCLUSION: STRUCTURE AS MEANING INDEX