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Polliticke Courtier

Spenser's The Faerie Queene as a Rhetoric of Justice
  • Michael F.N. Dixon
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1996
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Michael Dixon applies rhetorical theory to The Faerie Queene, highlighting the importance of rhetoric and locating the inventio, or organizing principle, of Spenser's epic narrative in the conception of justice. He demonstrates how Spenser adapts classical rhetoric to the poetics of romance-epic and illustrates the usefulness of rhetorical analysis as a complement to allegorical studies and the New Critical and new historicist approaches that currently dichotomize Spenserian scholarship.

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"Dixon makes a powerful case for justice as central to the whole of The Faerie Queene. The extended discussion of the Britomart material, particularly Book V, is especially impressive. The Polliticke Courtier makes a significant original contribution to Spenser studies." Thomas Cain, Department of English, McMaster University.
"Dixon's use of inventio and dispositio as the bases of his interpretation is original, as is his pursuit of Justice as the primary and informing virtue of The Faerie Queene. The result is a detailed examination of Books 4 and 5 that makes a major contribution to research in the field." Joanne Craig, Department of English, Bishop's University.

"Dixon makes a powerful case for justice as central to the whole of The Faerie Queene. The extended discussion of the Britomart material, particularly Book V, is especially impressive. The Polliticke Courtier makes a significant original contribution to Spenser studies." Thomas Cain, Department of English, McMaster University. "Dixon's use of inventio and dispositio as the bases of his interpretation is original, as is his pursuit of Justice as the primary and informing virtue of The Faerie Queene. The result is a detailed examination of Books 4 and 5 that makes a major contribution to research in the field." Joanne Craig, Department of English, Bishop's University.


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