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A comparison between the Epithalamion and the Prothalamion as wedding songs - IGNOU MEG British Poetry Assignment

 

MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-1)

BRITISH POETRY 

ASSIGNMENT 

(Based on Blocks (1 - 10)



Course Code: MEG-01 
Assignment Code: MEG-01/TMA/2022-23 
Max. Marks: 100



2. Draw a comparison between the Epithalamion and the Prothalamion as wedding songs. Answer with suitable examples. 

Spenser's two major nuptial songs are the Epithalamion and the Prothalamion. Both wedding poems discuss the celebration of marriage, but they approach the subject in quite different ways, both in terms of style and intent. The analyses will consequently heavily emphasise the formal characteristics of the poems, much like with the shorter poems. 


The Greek poetess Sappho is thought to have employed the literary form known as the "epithalamion," which dates back to classical Greek literature. Originally used to describe the song sung in honour of .............


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