The third book of this poem describes a garden where eternal substances take external forms and grow
The third book of this poem describes a garden where eternal substances take external forms and grow before being cut down by Time. In addition to that passage about the Garden of Adonis, this poem includes a character who kills a monopolistic tollbooth operator named Polline while dispensing justice with his metal henchman Talus. In its sixth book, the Blatant Beast is defeated by Callidore. This poem's antagonists include Busirane, who kidnaps Scudamour's wife Amoret, and Duessa, who represents the Catholic Church. Written in stanzas of eight iambic pentameter lines followed by a single alexandrine, it describes the adventures of Britomart, Guyon, and the Redcrosse Knight. For 10 points, name this allegorical epic poem written by Edmund Spenser.
The third book of this poem describes a garden where eternal substances take external forms and grow before being cut down by Time.
The Faerie Queene