Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
L. Monique Pittman
Abstract
In book II of his epic romance The faerie queene (1590), Edmund Spenser narrates the journey of Guyon, the knight of Temperance, and his faithful Pamer, generally viewed as the external embodiment of Guyon's Reason. In a close reading of Palmer's behavior, from his appearance at Gloriana's court to his final destruction of the Bower, his flaws may be addressed and properly diagnosed as more than the obvious workings of righteous anger. Additionally, a faceted analysis of the Palmer allows for better distinction between the ideas that Spenser's humanistic influences and his Protestant leanings bring to his metaphorical table.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Carolyn, "Spenser's Palmer: The Perversion of Right Reason in The Fairies Queene, Book II" (2012). Honors Theses. 53.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/53/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/53
Subject Area
Epic poetry, English--History and criticism
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/53/