To whom did Edmund Spenser addresses his sonnet sequence Amoretti ?
Correct answer: D. Elizabeth Boyle
- A. Lisa Boyle
- B. Mary Jane
- C. Queen Elizabeth
- D. Elizabeth Boyle
Explanation
Spenser’s Amoretti is a sonnet sequence celebrating his courtship and marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. It is therefore not addressed to Queen Elizabeth, despite Spenser’s interest in the queen elsewhere in his poetry.
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