Florimell
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Florimell is a virtuous and beautiful maiden in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, symbolizing chastity and pure love.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ maiden ⓘ personification of chastity ⓘ poetic character ⓘ |
| allegoricalCategory | virtue of Chastity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
courtly love
ⓘ
female virtue under trial ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Marinell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | False Florimell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
beautiful
ⓘ
modest ⓘ timid ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| embodies | spiritual love ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Faerie Queene, Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairColor | golden ⓘ |
| hasDouble | False Florimell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | medieval chivalric romance conventions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lovedBy | Marinell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marries | Marinell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralFunction | exemplum of true chastity ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
object of quest
ⓘ
test of knightly virtue ⓘ |
| opposedTo | lust ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthurian-inspired romance tradition ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | many knights ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Faerie Queene, Book IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Faerie Queene, Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionRole | restoration of true love ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chastity
ⓘ
ideal feminine beauty ⓘ pure love ⓘ |
| testedBy |
enchantments
ⓘ
false appearances ⓘ |
| undergoes | pursuit and captivity ⓘ |
| workGenre | allegorical epic poem ⓘ |
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