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The Faerie Queene
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Dr Janina Ramirez unravels Edmund Spenser's Elizabethan epic The Faerie Queene to reveal how this fantasy world was written during Tudor occupation of Ireland.
Dr Janina Ramirez unravels Edmund Spenser's Elizabethan epic The Faerie Queene to reveal how this fantasy world of elves, nymphs and questing knights was written in the midst of the brutal Tudor occupation of Ireland, and how the writer's growing disillusionment with the conflict was coded into the poem's restless verse.
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Tue 17 Mar 202001:00
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The Faerie Queene: Arthurian legend or author’s demise?
Dr Janina Ramirez writes on how the poem reflects Edmund Spenser's own unravelling.
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Unpicking the hidden meaning behind "The Faerie Queene"
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Janina Ramirez |
| Series Producer | Bill MacLeod |
| Executive Producer | Richard Bright |
| Producer | Jon Willers |
| Director | Jon Willers |
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