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Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen
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Another flamboyant cast of decadents from Moorcock. A tribute to Peake鈥檚 Titus Groan and tribute/critique of Spenser鈥檚 Faerie Queene, this is more of reworking of assumptions and symbols that the myth of the British Empire rests on then an alternative history(though it鈥檚 a good one). A fantasy construct, not hinging on an adventure or a quest, filled with madness, political intrigue, travelers from other realms, automatons. Doctor Dee, court rituals, court poetry, and lots of sex. Captain Arcturus Quire is a combination of Steerpike and Iago who guides the plot to its unsettling and ironic(and somewhat controversial) conclusion.
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January 2, 2009
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January 2, 2009
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literature-fantastique
January 2, 2009
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black-comedy
Also, this looks intriguing. Spenser is pretty daunting to begin with. I forced myself to read the entire Faerie Queene, but it was a chore. I knew Moorcock had written the Elric series, but had no idea he had tackled Spenser, not to mention the Titus Groan series. This has Peaked my interest (there's a Groaner for you).