Spenser's continuation and divergence from the Arthurian romance tradition are discussed in order to clarify the dialectical equiponderant relationship between romance and allegory of the poem.

主要讨论的对象为史氏的诗与传统亚瑟王传奇结构之间的关连，目的在说明史氏诗中传奇与寓言的均势辩证关系。