To whom Edmund Spenser dedicated the work The Faerie Queene ?
Correct answer: B. Elizabeth
- A. Sidney
- B. Elizabeth
- C. Mary
- D. Chaucer
Explanation
Spenser dedicated The Faerie Queene to Queen Elizabeth I, whom he represented through the poem’s ideal of Gloriana. The dedication links the allegorical poem with Elizabethan national and Protestant ideals.
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