Greatly thereat was Britomart dismayd
what does it mean for a female knight like Britomart to save anothe rlady.. subversion for a male knight to save the damsel in distress. Britomart kind of as a Diana figure.. protector of women, protector of her chastityt, of the vulnerable. chastityt as a sisterhood, coalition and collective promise. creed. Britomart connection with Artemis/Diana
Be not too bold; whereto
bold enough to acquire and encourage affection, timidity wins you nothing.. but too boldness is a violation and overstep
defect (not bold) <--- chastity/temperance ---> excess (too bold)
chastity is the partner of temperance temperance- virtue of moderation, all things are good in moderation
Busirane
what is the house of busyrane? a museum of art, stories, plays.. art - tapestry, arrns altar to cupid court masque.. starring amoret.. literalization of the metaphor, serving her heart up on a platter as carved up and injured by cupid.. britomart heals that wound.
how is spenser critical of a court masque? sin den, absence of identityt, increased liberality.
Amoret
womanly ideal of nubility, fertility, being 'chaste' but also sexual, marrying and reproducing, a wife and mother...
amoret mask trial heart on platter..what kind of trial? that perfects virtue through testing it>... spenser's view.. you don't truly have virtue unless its tested,, don't become truly holy until holiness test. red cross knight,
not truly chaste unles your chastitty has been tested. ultimate test of chastityt.
XI.
what is this place? why Busirane? the reign of business/busyness? what does that mean?
Britomart chaceth Ollyphant,findes Scudamour
why does britomart rescue amoret and not her suitor/lover's sScudamour?
Busyrane
busyrane.. busy..
In stead of eyes two burning lampes she setIn siluer sockets, shyning like the skyes,And a quicke mouing Spirit did arretTo stirre and roll them, like a womans eyes;In stead of yellow lockes she did deuise,With golden wyre to weaue her curled head;Yet golden wyre was not so yellow thriseAs Florimells faire haire: and in the stead
similar to petrarchan metaphor.. but the metaphor is actually of these substances.. literalization of the poetic language used to praise women's language.
eternall fate
there is a larger, endlessly wise and powerful force or figure that controls life and death, has a plan that accounts for it all. steadfast plan amidst all this pleasure/pain/personal choice/chastity or disvirtuous. "The Architect"
He letteth in, he letteth out to wend
the old genius knows who what when to le tout and let in.. the controller of "life and death"
Old Genius, the which a double nature has
st peter ish gatekeepr
aire and fresh, the other old and dride
faire and fresh for the young and new creatures who leave, and old and dried the elderly dying that come back
hat Time their troubler is
interesting with the antropomoprhic versions of abstract ideas "Time" "virtue" interplay with the greek gods/goddesses
forrest wildings he did bring,Whose sides empurpled were with smiling red,And oft young birds, which he had taught to singHis mistresse prayses, sweetly caroled
forest wild chaotic messy spring lust pleasure color vs serenity peace reticence virginity
faire Virgin was so meeke and mild,
holy night
h'one faire and fresh, the other old and dride:Old Genius the porter of them was,Old Genius, the which a double nature has.
who is the old genius
Whereof conceiuing shame and foule disgrace,Albe her guiltlesse conscience her cleard,She fled into the wildernesse a space,Till that vnweeldy burden she had reard,And shund dishonor, which as death she feard:
pregnancy as shame despite its praise beforehand? confused
Chrysogonee,
golden nymph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysogeneia
ciuill vsage and gentility,And gentle sprite deforme with rude rusticity
ciuill ? visage- facade of gentility... a gentle spirit deformed by rude abrasive rusticity
The great schoolmistresse of all curtesy
call back to what?