ENGLISH 4522 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cocytus, Overcoat, Proserpina
24 Apr 2017
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Summary (100-150 words max): guyon, being separated from his palmer, finds his way into a gloomy glade (ii. vii. 3), where he meets mammon. Mammon quickly proceeds to tempt guyon (in a long seduction scene 40 stanzas long) over the course of three days. First, mammon offers immense wealth; second, he offers marriage to his daughter, philotime; and third, enticement with golden apples from the beautiful garden of proserpina. Guyon declines all of mammon"s offers, first stating all that i need i have (ii. vii. 39), then claiming he is already betrothed, and finally refusing to eat the golden apple. Without food, water, or rest for three days, the fresh air causes guyon to faint. No rest or idleness for guyon"s pursuit of temperance.
