The purple island, or, The isle of man /
Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650.
The purple island, or, The isle of man / Isle of man Phineas Fletcher ; edited by Johnathan H. Pope. - 1 online resource. - The Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; 8 . - The Renaissance Society of America 8. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2017-II, ISBN: 9789004328013. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Phineas Fletcher’s epic allegorical poem The Purple Island (1633) combines anatomical and devotional perspectives on the self as the poet explores the relationship between body and soul. The titular island is figured as both body and as England, thus merging religious, corporeal, devotional, and geo-national narratives. The present critical edition offers the first fresh editorial approach to the poem in over a century and situates the poem in its historical and critical contexts. Although the poem has often been regarded as a bizarre and fragmented curiosity, Johnathan H. Pope compellingly argues in favour of a more unified reading and understanding of the text as a whole, offering a newly-annotated edition that illuminates the text for both the Fletcher specialist and newcomer alike.
9789004339767
10.1163/9789004339767 DOI
2017017933
English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700.
PR2274 / .P87 2017
821/.3
The purple island, or, The isle of man / Isle of man Phineas Fletcher ; edited by Johnathan H. Pope. - 1 online resource. - The Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; 8 . - The Renaissance Society of America 8. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2017-II, ISBN: 9789004328013. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Phineas Fletcher’s epic allegorical poem The Purple Island (1633) combines anatomical and devotional perspectives on the self as the poet explores the relationship between body and soul. The titular island is figured as both body and as England, thus merging religious, corporeal, devotional, and geo-national narratives. The present critical edition offers the first fresh editorial approach to the poem in over a century and situates the poem in its historical and critical contexts. Although the poem has often been regarded as a bizarre and fragmented curiosity, Johnathan H. Pope compellingly argues in favour of a more unified reading and understanding of the text as a whole, offering a newly-annotated edition that illuminates the text for both the Fletcher specialist and newcomer alike.
9789004339767
10.1163/9789004339767 DOI
2017017933
English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700.
PR2274 / .P87 2017
821/.3