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| Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599) |
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| cloth maker's son; not rich; son of John Spenser; came out of a literary period of 100 years of silence; Elizabethan |
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| the school that Edmund Spenser probably attended; Richard Mulcaster was the headmaster; here Spenser studied Cato, Cicero, and Loukon; studied Latin, Hebrew, and Greek |
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| headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School; humanist and great educator; focused on classics |
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| here is where Spenser met Hervey and Andrews, two of his lifelong friends |
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| Spenser's work of pastoral poetry that depicted Shepherds with flutes and panpipes; simple pleasures of country life |
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| Robert Dudley; powerful friend of Queen Elizabeth who aided Spenser in political advancement |
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| Sir Henry and Philip Sidney |
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| related to Earle of Leicester; both powerful English poets in Elizabeth's court |
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| Powerful lord in Ireland that Spenser met while stationed there |
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| famous statesman in Elizabeth's court who supported Spenser's publication of The Faerie Queen; Spenser gave him his drafts |
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| Lord Burghley; hated Spenser; convinced the queen to retract the advancement of Spenser |
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| married Spenser in 1594; much younger than him and well-born; inspire one of his greatest works "Amoretti" |
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| shifty wizard who takes on different forms to fool Una and Spenser; dressed like a monk; means "constructor of images" or "chief magician"; supposed to represent the Catholic Church |
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the crossing over of one substance to another; seen in the
Communion taken by Catholics; body/blood of Christ |
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| faithless man who represents "without faith" |
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| faithless man who represents "without law" |
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| faithless man who represents "without joy" |
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| means literally "having an appearance of two"; foil to Una; attempts to constantly defeat Redcrosse by deceit |
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| 7 deadly sin; has a fever; represents slothfulness |
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| large and deformed; rides a pig and has dropsy |
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| greed; rides a camel and has gout |
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| represents a foul evil; holds a burning heart in hand; rides a goat which is a classical representation of adultery |
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| rides a ravenous wolf and is always hungry; has leprosy |
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| represents destruction and has shaking fever/palsy |
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| in Italian means "pride"; Giant; Redcrosse becomes trapped in his dungeon |
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| means literally "heaven"; where Redcrosse rests |
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| Fidelia, Speranza, and Charissa |
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| daughters of Caelia (heaven); meaning "faith," "hope," and "charity" |
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| city in which the Faerie Queen dwells |
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| literally "The contemplative life" |
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| literally "the active life" |
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| Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) |
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| born a few months before Shakespeare in Canterbury; son of a cobbler (shoemaker) |
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| attended by Marlowe 1581-1586?; called Corpus Christi College; earned his B.A. in '84 and M.A. in '87 but university wanted to deny him his M.A. but gov't intervened |
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| man whom Marlowe studied under at Cambridge; mystic; not liked by the Protestant church |
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| Admiral's Company of Players |
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| company of actors that Marlowe became involved with; more specifically involved with Edward Alleyn; practiced bank verse with them in English drama (no rhyme, just rhythm); here is where he produced four great plays |
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| ones who spied upon the Roman Catholic Church around the time of Marlowe |
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| The inn at which Marlowe was killed in a bar brawl; he was stabbed through the eye; the two suspects were both released (Archer and Ingram) |
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| Johann Faust (1480?-1540?) |
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| lived around the time of Martin Luther; attended Krakow University in Poland to learn about dark magic; was a professor of such a Erfurt and Leipzig |
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| Franciscan Monk who was interested in converting Faust who said he had sold his soul to the devil; Klinge responded with unrelenting grace, but Faust denied him |
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| Theology, Medicine, Philosophy, Law |
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| the four major routes of study in old universities |
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| the repetition of a specific line intended to add emphasis; dramatic effect |
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| William Shakespeare (1564-1616) |
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| a contemporary of Ben Johnson whose works are often attributed to Marlowe, Bacon, or the Earle of Oxford |
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| April 1564 birthplace of Shakespeare; baptized here on April 26th, 1564 |
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| wife of Shakespeare; married in 1582 on November 28th; had a daughter and twins |
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| Lord Chamerlain's Men (The King's Men) |
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| acting troupe that Shakespeare joined in London; he wrote, acted and managed with Will Kempe and Richard Burbage |
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| production of copies of plays of Shakespeare |
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| the theater that Shakespeare constructed to put on his plays; stage was close to the audience for an intimate feel |
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| John Heminges and Henry Condell |
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| men who printed the first folio of Shakespeare's plays in 1623; contained 36 plays |
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| Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599) |
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Definition
| cloth maker's son; not rich; son of John Spenser; came out of a literary period of 100 years of silence; Elizabethan |
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Term
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Definition
| the school that Edmund Spenser probably attended; Richard Mulcaster was the headmaster; here Spenser studied Cato, Cicero, and Loukon; studied Latin, Hebrew, and Greek |
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Term
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| headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School; humanist and great educator; focused on classics |
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Term
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| here is where Spenser met Hervey and Andrews, two of his lifelong friends |
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Term
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| Spenser's work of pastoral poetry that depicted Shepherds with flutes and panpipes; simple pleasures of country life |
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Term
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| Robert Dudley; powerful friend of Queen Elizabeth who aided Spenser in political advancement |
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| Sir Henry and Philip Sidney |
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Definition
| related to Earle of Leicester; both powerful English poets in Elizabeth's court |
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Term
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Definition
| Powerful lord in Ireland that Spenser met while stationed there |
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Term
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Definition
| famous statesman in Elizabeth's court who supported Spenser's publication of The Faerie Queen; Spenser gave him his drafts |
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| Lord Burghley; hated Spenser; convinced the queen to retract the advancement of Spenser |
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| married Spenser in 1594; much younger than him and well-born; inspire one of his greatest works "Amoretti" |
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Definition
| shifty wizard who takes on different forms to fool Una and Spenser; dressed like a monk; means "constructor of images" or "chief magician"; supposed to represent the Catholic Church |
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Term
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Definition
the crossing over of one substance to another; seen in the
Communion taken by Catholics; body/blood of Christ |
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| faithless man who represents "without faith" |
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| faithless man who represents "without law" |
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| faithless man who represents "without joy" |
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| means literally "having an appearance of two"; foil to Una; attempts to constantly defeat Redcrosse by deceit |
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| 7 deadly sin; has a fever; represents slothfulness |
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| large and deformed; rides a pig and has dropsy |
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| greed; rides a camel and has gout |
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| represents a foul evil; holds a burning heart in hand; rides a goat which is a classical representation of adultery |
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Definition
| rides a ravenous wolf and is always hungry; has leprosy |
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| represents destruction and has shaking fever/palsy |
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Term
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| in Italian means "pride"; Giant; Redcrosse becomes trapped in his dungeon |
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| means literally "heaven"; where Redcrosse rests |
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| Fidelia, Speranza, and Charissa |
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Definition
| daughters of Caelia (heaven); meaning "faith," "hope," and "charity" |
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Definition
| city in which the Faerie Queen dwells |
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Term
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Definition
| literally "The contemplative life" |
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Term
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Definition
| literally "the active life" |
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| Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) |
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Definition
| born a few months before Shakespeare in Canterbury; son of a cobbler (shoemaker) |
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Term
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Definition
| attended by Marlowe 1581-1586?; called Corpus Christi College; earned his B.A. in '84 and M.A. in '87 but university wanted to deny him his M.A. but gov't intervened |
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Term
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Definition
| man whom Marlowe studied under at Cambridge; mystic; not liked by the Protestant church |
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Term
| Admiral's Company of Players |
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Definition
| company of actors that Marlowe became involved with; more specifically involved with Edward Alleyn; practiced bank verse with them in English drama (no rhyme, just rhythm); here is where he produced four great plays |
|
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Term
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Definition
| ones who spied upon the Roman Catholic Church around the time of Marlowe |
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Term
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Definition
| The inn at which Marlowe was killed in a bar brawl; he was stabbed through the eye; the two suspects were both released (Archer and Ingram) |
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| Johann Faust (1480?-1540?) |
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Definition
| lived around the time of Martin Luther; attended Krakow University in Poland to learn about dark magic; was a professor of such a Erfurt and Leipzig |
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Term
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Definition
| Franciscan Monk who was interested in converting Faust who said he had sold his soul to the devil; Klinge responded with unrelenting grace, but Faust denied him |
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Term
| Theology, Medicine, Philosophy, Law |
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Definition
| the four major routes of study in old universities |
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Term
|
Definition
| the repetition of a specific line intended to add emphasis; dramatic effect |
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Term
| William Shakespeare (1564-1616) |
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Definition
| a contemporary of Ben Johnson whose works are often attributed to Marlowe, Bacon, or the Earle of Oxford |
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Term
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Definition
| April 1564 birthplace of Shakespeare; baptized here on April 26th, 1564 |
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| wife of Shakespeare; married in 1582 on November 28th; had a daughter and twins |
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| Lord Chamerlain's Men (The King's Men) |
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Definition
| acting troupe that Shakespeare joined in London; he wrote, acted and managed with Will Kempe and Richard Burbage |
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Term
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Definition
| production of copies of plays of Shakespeare |
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Term
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Definition
| the theater that Shakespeare constructed to put on his plays; stage was close to the audience for an intimate feel |
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| John Heminges and Henry Condell |
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Definition
| men who printed the first folio of Shakespeare's plays in 1623; contained 36 plays |
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