The purple island : or, the isle of man / Phineas Fletcher ; edited by Johnathan H. Pope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650, author.

Contributor:

Pope, Johnathan H., editor.

Series:

Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; v. 8.

The Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English poetry.

English poetry--Early modern.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

viii, 251 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Isle of man

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650. Purple island, or, The isle of man.

ISBN:

9789004328563

9004328564

OCLC:

973290571

Publisher Number:

40027281629