A lively discussion has begun on Twitter. Kim posted what I think is an important question that I believe would be useful to consider here:
Beginning with Melissa Sanchez's assertions that Spenser more than once "associate[s] sexual excess and perversion with foreign locals, religions, and peoples," Kim asked, "It seems worth asking from the start the extent to which the moral encoding of figures in the FQ is embodied and racialized--and particularly important if we are to begin understanding the embodied terms of Spenser's religious allegory. How do we understand, then, the spectacular whiteness of Una? She rides "Upon a lowly Asse more white than snow, / Yet she much whiter," and tows "in line a milke white lamb" (I.i.4).
Does Una have a racial identity? Do the race (and gender) of allegorical figures matter?
Also, don't forget to join the conversation on Twitter! #TeamFQandRace
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