Thursday, April 15, 2010

Who Doesn't Love Fairies and Knights?

The way I see it there is no way this The Fairy Queen can fail. It has all the classic ingredients for a timeless tale- knights, fairies, and every other mythical creature the western world has to offer ( well he did miss the vampire boat). There are so many levels to this work political, religious, and historical but it is also an enjoyable story filled with the same kinds of stories people have enjoyed for thousands of years. The poem has great depth but that shouldn't distract from the fact that the story is fun and worthy of enjoyment without all the intellectual analysis. Spencer goes to great depth to make the poem sound exciting and easy to stay interested. It is no summa theologica and to ignore the lighter and more fun side of the poem would be to miss something.

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