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HoP 423 - Heaven-Bred Poesy - Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Bower of Bliss

Spencer's poem lingers over seductive aspects of vice only to stage acts of destruction that purge the sinfulness. A central example is the so-called Bower of Bliss, a haven of sensual delights presided over by a witch called Acrazia. Characters and places in the poem are literally called things like despair and error.

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