Epithalamion
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Epithalamion is a celebratory marriage poem by Edmund Spenser, renowned for its intricate structure and rich imagery commemorating his own wedding.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prothalamion | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithalamium
ⓘ
lyric poem ⓘ marriage poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
marriage to Elizabeth Boyle
ⓘ
wedding of Edmund Spenser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Elizabeth Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1595 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre |
epithalamium
ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ occasional poetry ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | major work of Edmund Spenser ⓘ |
| hasEnvoi | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Petrarchan tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical epithalamia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allusion
ⓘ
apostrophe ⓘ extended metaphor ⓘ imagery ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan |
from pre-dawn to night
ⓘ
single day ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Spenserian canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedWith | Amoretti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | 24 main stanzas and an envoi ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
celebration of marriage
ⓘ
wedding day of the poet ⓘ |
| theme |
fertility
ⓘ
marital love ⓘ praise of the bride ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ union of sacred and secular love ⓘ |
| tone |
celebratory
ⓘ
joyful ⓘ |
| uses |
Christian imagery
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ pastoral imagery ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prothalamion