The daughters of the river Niger are instructed to travel to Britannia in a work in this genre titled The [this genre] of Blackness written for Anne of Denmark. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these works that served as courtly entertainments involving elaborate sets and costumes.
ANSWER: masque
[10e] The Masque of Blackness was written by this prolific Jacobean playwright of many masques and the plays Bartholomew Fair and Volpone.
ANSWER: Ben Jonson
[10h] In The Faerie Queene, the Masque of Cupid takes place in this character’s house, where doorways are inscribed with the words “Be bold” except for one inscribed with “Be not too bold.” Britomart rescues Amoret from this wizard.
ANSWER: Busirane [or Busyrane]
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