Sperenza is a daughter of Caelia in the first book of The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser.
Her name is an Italian word for “hope”, and she is the second daughter to meet with the Redcrosse knight, after Fidelia (faith), but before Charissa (charity). Together, they are able to help the Redcrosse knight heal and become holy.
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Bibliography
- Norris Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Debra Mancoff – The Arthurian Handbook (Second Edition)
- Alan Lupack – The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
- Ronan Coghlan – The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
- Anonymous – Lancelot-Grail, the French Vulgate
- Sir Thomas Malory – Le Morte d’Arthur
See also my ever-expanding list of primary and secondary sources.
