Lecture Notes, Thursday, July 17: Faerie Queene Book 3 Cantos 2-5

FQ Book 3 Cantos 2-5

Canto 2
*Spenser blames men, 1-2
*Britomart sees Arthegall, 22-26
*Britomart’s green sickness, 28-39, esp. 36-39
*Glauce’s response, 40, 42
*They try to fight it, 46-51
*It does not work, 51-52

Canto 3
*they go to Merlin
*explanation of the future

Canto 4
*Britomart’s complaint to the sea, 8-10
*Marinell confronts Britomart, 14-15
*Britomart’s spear, 16
*Marinell’s wealth, 22-24
*Proteus’s prophecy, 25-27
*Marinell’s mom, 30-44
*Arthur’s lament that he can’t find Florimell, 54-60
*concepts of Night
*Arthur’s error??


Canto 5
*info about Florimell, by her dwarf, 8-11
*error in the narrative, 9-10
*Timias wastes away, 42-48
*Belphoebe’s invincible (or at least, pretty awesome) chastity, 51-55