Faerie Queene

Edmund Spenser

English Arts Books Fiction Philosophy Society & Culture

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Episodes 75

Avg. Duration 25m

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Since Dec 2025

Latest Episode Jan 2026

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About This Podcast

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the individual soul, while the latter twelve were intended to explore how these virtues can address the evils of the world. Each quest begins at the court of the enchanting Fairy Queen, Gloriana, where knights embark on journeys to confront personal weaknesses before proving themselves worthy to tackle greater challenges in the outside world. The narrative, while intricately structured, becomes particularly profound in Book 3, which encapsulates the poems philosophical essence the Platonic idea that love (grace) harmonizes the cosmos and guides the will towards virtuous actions, ultimately leading back to divine worship. The poems richly woven plot features interconnected strands, each brimming with allegorical meaning. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)

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Recent Episodes

075 - Faerie Queene VIIvii-viii

Jan 28, 2026 31m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

074 - Faerie Queene VIIvi

Jan 27, 2026 27m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

073 - Faerie Queene VIxii

Jan 26, 2026 20m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

072 - Faerie Queene VIxi

Jan 25, 2026 24m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

071 - Faerie Queene VIx

Jan 24, 2026 21m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

070 - Faerie Queene VIix

Jan 23, 2026 22m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

069 - Faerie Queene VIviii

Jan 22, 2026 23m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

068 - Faerie Queene VIvii

Jan 21, 2026 23m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

067 - Faerie Queene VIvi

Jan 20, 2026 21m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

066 - Faerie Queene VIv

Jan 19, 2026 19m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

065 - Faerie Queene VIiv

Jan 18, 2026 19m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

064 - Faerie Queene VIiii

Jan 17, 2026 23m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

063 - Faerie Queene VIiii

Jan 16, 2026 22m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

062 - Faerie Queene VIi

Jan 15, 2026 25m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

061 - Faerie Queene Vxii

Jan 14, 2026 21m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

060 - Faerie Queene Vxi

Jan 13, 2026 30m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

059 - Faerie Queene Vx

Jan 12, 2026 18m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

058 - Faerie Queene Vix

Jan 11, 2026 25m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

057 - Faerie Queene Vviii

Jan 10, 2026 23m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

056 - Faerie Queene Vvii

Jan 09, 2026 21m Transcript

In Faerie Queene, Spenser envisioned an ambitious 24-book romance-epic, ultimately completing half of the first part. The initial twelve books focus on the development of virtues within the…

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