{"product_id":"spenserian-allegory-and-elizabethan-biblical-exegesis-9780719083846","title":"Spenserian allegory and Elizabethan biblical","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypological 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. \u003cem\u003eSpenserian allegory and Elizabethan biblical exegesis \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book to show the relevance of this cultural habit to \u003cem\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/em\u003e. A wealth of quotations from contemporary sources transports readers into the mindset of Elizabethans to allow an encounter with \u003cem\u003eThe Faerie Queene \u003c\/em\u003ein a fresh and genuine way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreachers 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 Spenser's epic, offering fresh interpretations of the 'chronicle history' cantos, Florimell's adventures, the Souldan episode, Mercilla's judgment on Duessa, and even the two stanzas that close the Mutabilitie fra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A context for \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Backgrounds: allegorical reading in Spenser's England\u003cbr\u003e1. Traditional scriptural interpretation and sixteenth-century allegoresis: old and new  \u003cbr\u003e2. Allegorical reading in occasional Elizabethan liturgies  \u003cbr\u003e3. Allegorical reading in sermon references to history and current events\u003cbr\u003ePart II: The preachers' Bible and Spenser's \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e:  alternate allegories\u003cbr\u003e4. 'The ground of Storie': genealogy in biblical exegesis and the Legend of Temperance\u003cbr\u003e5. 'Waues of weary wretchednesse': Florimell and the sea\u003cbr\u003e6. Saracens, Assyrians and Spaniards:  allegories of the Armada\u003cbr\u003e7. 'a goodly amiable name for mildness': Mercilla and other Elizabethan types\u003cbr\u003e8. Court and courtesy: sermon contexts for Spenser's Book VI \u003cbr\u003e9. 'Now lettest thou thy servant depart': scriptural tradition and the close of \u003ci\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eWorks cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884281409879,"sku":"9780719083846","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spenserian-allegory-and-elizabethan-biblical-exegesis-9780719083846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}