Poetical Works (Volume I).

Cambridge, UK Cambridge: At the University Press, 1970. Hardcover First Edition (1908); Second Printing (1970). Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: a very mild bump at the bottom edge of both front and rear boards; the top edge is either very lightly tinted or very slightly dusted; the binding leans very slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, close-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only very mild wear and an unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows very light wear to extremities, with a tiny nick at the top edge of the front panel; mild rubbing; faint sunning to the blue-toned background field of the backstrip; Shows mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws, but remains attractive and intact; unclipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 6 x 1.15 inches). xxiii, 368 pages. Edited by Frederick S. Boas. Language: English. Weight: 23 ounces. First Edition (1909); Second Printing (1970). Hardback with DJ. Originally published in two volumes in 1908 and 1909, the present work remains the standard edition of the poetical works of Giles Fletcher and his brother Phineas Fletcher. The first volume contains all the extant poems of Giles Fletcher and the undisputed poetical works of Phineas published before 1633. Giles Fletcher (also known as Giles Fletcher, The Younger) (1586-1623) was an English cleric and poet chiefly known for his long allegorical poem Christ's Victory and Triumph (1610), contained in this volume. His principal work has the full title "Christ's Victorie and Triumph, in Heaven, in Earth, over and after Death", and consists of four cantos. The first canto, Christ's Victory in Heaven, represents a dispute in heaven between justice and mercy, using the facts of Christ's life on earth; the second, Christ's Victory on Earth, deals with an allegorical account of Christ's Temptation; the third, Christ's Triumph over Death, covers the Passion; and the fourth, Christ's Triumph after Death, covering the Resurrection and Ascension, ends with an affectionate eulogy of his brother Phineas as Thyrsilis. The meter is an eight-line stanza in the style of Spenser; the first five lines have the rhyme scheme ABABB, and the stanza concludes with a rhyming triplet. Milton borrowed liberally from Christ's Victory and Triumph in Paradise Regained.