
HoP 423 - Heaven-Bred Poesy - Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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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