The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-01
REV. IL. H. GOWEN LECTURE
Able Dfxcusxiom of 1.-The Faerie
Queene" and Its Author.

Rev II H. Gowen delivered an able lee
ture on THE Faerie Queene' and is
author last night In Collins hall, large
audience being present.
The lecturer. ia commencing. comments
ed on the fact that the third centenary
Of Edmund Spens.sr's death, January To-
iSsa, had passed almost unnot.ced. "a fact
10 be regretted. since In Spenser we see
the E.iznbethan literature about 10 at
tain It's fullest CORY.
After speaking OF the mn after the
death Of Ghaucer, and the sudden OUT
burst % poetry In the reign Of Elizabeth,
an oathursi partly cansed by such events
az the conquest OF Constantinople. the
discovery OF America the invention OF
printing and the reformation, the speaker
described It's characteristic grandiy
positive and practical spirit. All the great
men OF EiizAbeth's time were practical
men. men able TO live in the presence OF
the small facts Of life as well as in the
presence Of the larger facts. Such were
Sidney. Raleigh, Hooker. Spenser and
Shakespeare.
Tatzaherhan literature had three centers.
The court, the church and the Theater.
Spenser's work repfesented the influence
~ the court After an iilustra Ion Of
Sponsors work "a having for It's purpose
the faShiontns OF a gentleman In all
cody and virtinsais discipline" account
was given Of the poets life, his birth In
London, residence n Pembroke college,
Cambridge. friendship with Gabriel Har-
vey. stay in the north 81 England his
romantic cove affairs with "Rasaiinder
ho3d ~ the Earl 81 Leicester where he
wrote the Shepherds Calendar APP
poinfment as secretary ot the lord i3eut.n-
anf OF ireland and meeting Raleigh. The
diseoyereF Of Virginia Vas also The dis
coverer ~ the "Faerfe Qrieene" Fog TO sim
first the poet read his partly written
work. The SPEAKER then went on To tell
the story % Sponsors visit 10 London. hls
Introduction tp the queen. her afsnrv.cEa-
siou of the work. and how he received
80 Ter writing ii. TIE return to Ireland
- ill., -
"F'aerle Qlleene and the nisfovtus4es ~
the poet through the rebellion of the Earl
~ Tyrone were then 2eSer bred. Spen ser a
hcme was burned and NTH 81 r-arnaps
some portion ~ tire poem.
Retaining heart broken 70 Tcnsou he
Died in poverty January t.. ls2s receiving
however,. The honor OF "a sazial In Nest
Minister Aehey where he sleeps av the
ssle q ChRucer.
The lectaEe then dealt wi.h the poem,
comparing i as an aliegoFy WITH pante's
Progress ana with Tennyson's sIavls II
the King. It's plan was described and
its conception Of human life "a 4 war
fare rather than as pilgrimage. "a war.
fare undertaken ~ she baheSf ~ tssnr.
lana for fae suppression az evil Tho
background of fhe poem was res,eHloslS
a@f'u'enfvd Ireland. their in state OF
rvsssltcs All tsgs characters fY tbn
fasFte Gfsesna'' were s3Fst of az hlstpr-
fcal GioTlsua being Elizabeth K5nx
Arthur Sir PissAp sidney .Artewal Lord
Grey - Wilton. Kaleigh Sesng s.r4fias
ard - on. In tfsa second rsAee they wers
aNeSoJscai. tSssrlsaa AstnR glory. aryosgr
FTfuc~ ArteEz} 5ssstics R1a so ars Hrs
tFatsoEss ~ the drift ~ the al.egory qeere
Eittn hx er$ef veNiew ~ the arsg book
The legend % Hoi,ness -
Isse poem. II wa& sal5. ccald aaso ~.
Efasc!ed fo- ne part II PLAYED IA fixing
fhe feTTnS - tire aarE-fa@e and ss&a "a =
I.itHas WtsaslfFTG8 ~ It's prss- Alssa s1ssfc
de}all a. gh9at reference - Al{.gpry
Though t1s-e @ere soTsfe ffsrg~ which
belonged only 20 the age and whtsA fAa
SsfFft "f f13tabsg3fy csps1sss claim there. wAs
nssscH WAsosl CO.'S 4 remain forever yn4
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