Correct Answer - Option 4 : Amoretti
The correct answer is Amoretti.
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Amoretti is a collection of sonnets written by Edmund Spenser in the sixteenth century.
- This sonnet cycle describes his courtship with Elizabeth Boyle.
- He wanted to "immortalise the name of his bride-to-be by using words".
- These sonnets were heavily inspired by Petrarchan tradition.
- Petrarchan sonnets are named after Italian poet Francesco Petrarch who perfected the sonnet form of poetry.
Therefore from above- mentioned points we can infer that Spenser’s eighty-eight Petrarchan Sonnet series is called Amoretti.
Let's look at other options:
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The Faerie Queene:
- It's an English epic written by Edmund Spenser. Published from 1590 to 1596, it consisted of six books and was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I.
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Mother Hubbard's Tale:
- Again a poem by Edmund Spenser and was part of a poetry collection called Complaints, published in 1591. An ill, bedridden poet is told various stories by his visitors. But the only one is found worth retelling was of fox and an ape by Mother Hubbard.
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Epithalamion:
- It was published with Amoretti by Edmund Spenser. It is a marriage song dedicated to his wife Elizabeth Boyle. It is known for its unique structure of 365 lines which represents a year and 24 stanzas for the 24 hours of their wedding day.
