The Purple Island and Anatomy in Early Seventeenth-century Literature, Philosophy, and Theology

The Purple Island and Anatomy in Early Seventeenth-century Literature, Philosophy, and Theology

Author: Peter Mitchell

Publisher: Associated University Presse

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 9780838640180

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Sets out to reconstruct and analyze the rationality of Phineas Fletcher's use of figurality in The Purple Island (1633) - a poetic allegory of human anatomy. This book demonstrates that the analogies and metaphors of literary works share coherence and consistency with anatomy textbooks.