ENG202Y1 Lecture Notes - The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser, Spenserian Stanza
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Remember that your essays are due in less than a month. If you have anything to ask, e. g. outlines, thesis statements, email me or come to my office tuesday afternoons. I posted more material on blackboard that include writing and grammar tips, along with some related websites (which treat the subject lightly). There is also a handout on how to cite quotations, an area in which people struggle, e. g. punctuation, required information. Today and next week we are discussing spenser"s the faerie queene, starting with a general discussion and background, along with the letter i handed out (also printed as an appendix to the original volume in 1590). In this letter spenser conveys his intentions to. Raleigh, who expressed puzzlement, so we need to consider how spenser characterizes his own text. For one thing, there is a back and forth narrative to deal with, which can be jarring, especially in an already confusing text.
