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Overview
Author
Edmund Spenser
Years Published
1590–96
Type
Epic Poem
Genre
Allegory, Fantasy
Perspective and Narrator
The Faerie Queene is narrated in the first person. Though the speaker does not take part in the poem's action, the speaker is still omniscient, or all-knowing.
Tense
The Faerie Queene is narrated in the past tense.
About the Title
The poem takes place in the imaginary realm of Faery land. The "Faerie Queene" Gloriana represents the real Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603), the leader for whom Spenser wrote the poem.
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