Book IV

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Book IV is a section of Edmund Spenser’s epic poem "The Faerie Queene" that continues its allegorical exploration of chivalry and virtue, particularly focusing on themes of friendship and love.

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instanceOf book
poem section
allegoricalFocus courtly love
allegoricalFocus virtue of friendship
author Edmund Spenser
containsCharacter Amoret
Artegall
Britomart
Cambell
Florimell
Marinell
Scudamour
Triamond
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
dedicatedTo Elizabeth I of England
followedBy Book V (The Faerie Queene)
linked to: The Faerie Queene
genre allegorical poem
hasNumberInSeries 4
influenced Romantic-era poets
later English epic poetry
language Early Modern English
literaryForm epic poetry
literaryMovement English Renaissance
literaryTechnique allegory
personification of virtues
mainTheme chivalry
friendship
love
virtue
meter Spenserian stanza
narrativeMode third-person narration
originalWorkTitle The Faerie Queene
partOf The Faerie Queene
partOfSeries Book I (The Faerie Queene)
linked to: The Faerie Queene

Book II (The Faerie Queene)
linked to: The Faerie Queene

Book III (The Faerie Queene)
linked to: The Faerie Queene
publicationCentury 16th century
setting Faerie Land
subjectOfStudy Renaissance literature scholarship
allegory studies
timePeriodDepicted mythic medieval chivalric age
workContainedIn 1596 edition of The Faerie Queene

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The Faerie Queene hasBook Book IV