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480 INGLIS SCHOLARSHIP IV inglis Sbcbolarsfttp for tfie English Hanguage anb literature -2ΪΠ ffiSSan on Slja&epeare'S feting Ήϊ embracing tijc following topics The date of the play-the supposed purpose for which it was composed-the materials employed by the poet The objections to its authenticity derived- From the versification From the supposed inadequate conception of the subject -and the unusual mode of treatment From the absence of dramatic power in the presentation of the Dramatis personae The answers to these objections The true point of view from which the play is to be studied II -Spenser's jfaitg Queen Give brief sketch of the life of Spenser Trace the effects of his birth education studies and em- ployment in his great poem What is the poet's own statement as to his objects in writing the Faery Queen Why did he prefer the form of an allegory in addition to the reasons urged by himself for this choice What influences were tacitly at work during his age in leading him to the same result Into what two schools were English poets and critics divided in the 16th century To which of them did Spenser belong How did his adherence to the predilections of his school affect The Faery Queen Show the chief differences between the Faery Queen and the old Arthurian Legend