SOURCE: "The Phoenix and the Turtle," in Orbis Litterarum, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, 1968, pp. 199-220.
In the following essay, Dronke discusses the imagery and literary contexts of The Phoenix and Turtle, as well as the poem's theme: "that pure, unwavering love can find its perfect fulfilment in death, and that its power can extend even beyond death. "
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