Acrasia
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Acrasia is an enchantress in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, known for seducing knights into a life of sensual excess and moral corruption in her Bower of Bliss.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a poem
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enchantress ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| allegoricalRole |
embodiment of intemperance
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temptation to vice ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Sir Guyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | Book II of The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | wandering islands ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
moral allegory
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seduction ⓘ sensual pleasure ⓘ temperance versus excess ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Palmer
NERFINISHED
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Sir Guyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edmund Spenser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Faerie Queene, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | epic poem ⓘ |
| hasLover | various enchanted knights ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| methodOfEnchantment |
deceptive beauty
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magic ⓘ sensual delights ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to the virtue of temperance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encouraging sensual excess
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moral corruption of knights ⓘ seducing knights ⓘ |
| occupation | sorceress ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
beautiful
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dangerous ⓘ morally corrupting ⓘ |
| relatedCharacter |
Palmer
NERFINISHED
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Sir Guyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Bower of Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Bower of Bliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
intemperance
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lust ⓘ moral decay ⓘ voluptuousness ⓘ |
| workAuthorOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| workPublicationStartDate | 1590 ⓘ |
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