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The Purple Island, a Poem, With the Critical Remarks of H. Headley and a Biogr. Sketch by W. Jaques
Hardcover
General PoetryGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781019451793
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 210
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Published in 1633, The Purple Island is a fascinating and unusual work of poetry. Written by Phineas Fletcher, it tells the story of the human body using the metaphor of an island, with various organs and faculties represented by different locations and buildings. This edition includes critical remarks by H Headley and a biographical sketch by W Jaques.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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