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Besides demonstrating a more sophisticated use of allegory than what students will have seen in *Everyman* or *Second Shepherd's*, I stress Spenser's method of instructing the reader how to read as well as the disconnect between *seeming* and *being*. This allows us to look at Redcrosse as in process of becoming Holiness, and not necessarily there yet. I've also found an increasing lack of familiarity with the religious background, including things as basic as differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. Students will get the Una/Redcrosse/Archimago confrontation, and love the Seven Deadlies, but they'll completely miss the significance of Abessa/Corceca/Kirkrapine and the repeated occurrences of Pride beyond Lucifera. Jean Goodrich University of Arizona On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Michael Saenger <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I spend most of my time on Book I as an exploration of how allegory works. > > Michael > > > Quoting James Broaddus <[log in to unmask]>: > > How is Book I presently discussed in undergraduate survey courses? Back in >> my day, of course, it was discussed as the story of a fall and consequent >> redemption. Is it still so discussed in those courses? >> >> Jim Broaddus >> >> -- >> Retired, Ind. State.Univ. >> 2487 KY 3245 >> Brodhead, KY 40409 >> >>