Date of Award
2-7-2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Robert Sattelmeyer - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Wayne Erickson
Abstract
Book Six of The Faerie Queene deals with the complexities of courtesy in a socially changing world. Calidore, the protagonist of Book Six, sets out to defeat the Blatant Beast, the chief enemy of courtesy, but abandons his quest midway through the book in order to live the shepherds’ life. Despite the ethical ambiguity associated with Calidore’s abandoning his quest, this pastoral setting should enable him to deepen his understanding of the nature and practice of courtesy. However, Calidore is unable to grow, and the poet essentially gives up on his own poetic quest.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059580
Recommended Citation
Golden, Michelle, "The "Root of Civil Conversion": Redefining Courtesy in Book VI of the Faerie Queene." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059580