The image of the heroine in the lyrical cycle "Amoretti and Epithalamion" by E. Spenser

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10.2991/ipc-16.2017.135How to use a DOI?

Keywords

"Amoretti and Epithalamion", Edmund Spenser, the image of Elizabeth, textual act.

Abstract

In the article the image of the bride in the lyrical cycle "Amoretti and Epithalamion" by E. Spenser is investigated. In this image the combination of individual features of the heroine's real prototype and topical lineament of the beloved in love lyrics is accentuated. The purpose of the article is to reveal the combination of the tradition and novelty in the lyrical cycle.Meanwhile it should be noted that the lyrical cycle is not only a pure literary text portraying the heroine's image but also a means of communication capable to create a historical fact, the wedding of the poet and Elizabeth.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Zizhu Zhang
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BT  - Proceedings of the 45th International Philological Conference (IPC 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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