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

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The Purple Island and Anatomy in Early Seventeenth-century Literature, Philosophy, and Theology is written by Peter Mitchell and published by Associated University Presse. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0838640184 (ISBN 10) and 9780838640180 (ISBN 13).

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.