"The Faerie Queene"

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The paper explores the character of Arthur as a satirical character. The religious themes prevalent in the poem are analyzed in the paper. The paper contends that the poem, "The Faerie Queene," has a strong satirical tone vis-a-vis Christianity and the way society interprets Christianity.

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"Readers are aware that Arthur's consistent pattern of chivalry, and that there is a kind of unity in The Faerie Queene with Arthur as it's icon. For example, and this is not satire but rather the building of the strength of character: because Arthur is "greater than the other knights, his periodic intervention on their behalf carries a strong suggestion of a 'descent from heaven' (89) motif" (Nohrnberg, 1976). That motif is found in Book I as "the descent of grace and the condescension of the Word," Nohrnberg explains, and in Book II "the ministry of angels to fallen man" is also part of the building up of Arthur to not only be greater than the other knights, but, to be linked, probably, to the deity Christ."

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