What is the primary subject of Edmund Spenser's 'Amoretti'?
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Correct answer: His own courtship and marriage to Elizabeth Boyle
Unlike most sonnet cycles of the era which focused on unrequited or illicit love, 'Amoretti' (Little Loves) celebrates a successful courtship leading to marriage. It is often paired with his 'Epithalamion,' a wedding song.
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