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The "Root of Civil Conversion": Redefining Courtesy in Book VI of the Faerie Queene

Book Six of The Faerie Queene deals with the complexities of courtesy in a socially changing world. Calidore, the protagonist of Book Six, sets out to defeat the Blatant Beast, the chief enemy of courtesy, but abandons his quest midway through the book in order to live the shepherds’ life. Despite the ethical ambiguity associated with Calidore’s abandoning his quest, this pastoral setting should enable him to deepen his understanding of the nature and practice of courtesy. However, Calidore is unable to grow, and the poet essentially gives up on his own poetic quest.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GEORGIA/oai:scholarworks.gsu.edu:english_hontheses-1003
Date07 February 2007
CreatorsGolden, Michelle
PublisherScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
Source SetsGeorgia State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceEnglish Honors Theses

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