Literature and society -- England -- History -- 16th century
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Re-gendering the monarchy as the queen's three bodies : Spenser's use of the body politic as a metaphor for England's political state and the de-feminization of the English empire in The Faerie Queen, 2017
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Introduction [excerpt]
In literature, government and its structures are often related to the human body. Edmund Spenser uses the body as a metaphor to represent the body politic of the nation of England in The Faerie Queen .... For example, Britomart's virginity is similar to the powerful political position of England during this time period. All of England's borders were secure and Queen Elizabeth I was successful at maintaining a secure and inviolable nation. Adding to the...
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2017