I typically enjoy a story with a knight in shining aromor, a fairy princess, and a slayed dragon. Althought "The Fairy Queen" seems to be only that, it is not. Edmund Spenser as a writer made an excellent choice to write about a topic everybody loves: a hero in battle with an evil dragon and a beautiful princess. Although it may seem to be as shallow as a simple story, once again, it is not. I enjoyed Spencer's work as a religous allegory. Uncoincidentally, the knight or Holinesse (hmm...did I say a religous allegory?) is working to find a true life of faith versus a sinful life.
As a writer during a confusing and chaotic time within the whole Christian Church Spenser illustrated a struggle most individuals were having very clearly. Though it may have been a religous story with political issues woven into it, the story was completely enjoyable.
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