We start with the structure of the Spenserian stanza, with special attention to the middle line.  Then on to the first four cantos of Book 1, with some plot summaries and some general remarks of what happens when an allegorical figure shows up.  How does that figure relate to the mind of the person for-whom that figure is?

We start with the structure of the Spenserian stanza, with special attention to the middle line. Then on to the first four cantos of Book 1, with some plot summaries and some general remarks of what happens when an allegorical figure shows up. How does that figure relate to the mind of the person for-whom that figure is?

We start with the structure of the Spenserian stanza, with special attention to the middle line.&nbsp; Then on to the first four cantos of Book 1, with some plot summaries and some general remarks of what happens when an allegorical figure shows up.&nbsp; How does that figure relate to the mind of the person for-whom that figure is?

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Second class on Spenser: I. 1-4

Second class on Spenser: I. 1-4