River Wharfe at Nunappleton
"UPON APPLETON HOUSE"
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DOES THE POEM FOLLOW THE THREE UNITIES?
- PURPOSE = CELEBRATE THE CREATIVITY OF FAIRFAX AND HIS DAUGHTER MARIA
- PARTS
- I (1-80) HOUSE AND GARDEN AND FAIRFAX
MODE = TREATISE
- II (81-280) ISABEL AND THE NUNS
MODE = HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
- III (281-368) FORMAL GARDENS AND FAIRFAX
MODE = ALLEGORY
- IV (369-480) HARVEST (WATER-MEADOW)
MODE = MASQUE
- V (481- 616) THE WOODS
MODE = MASQUE; HOMILY
- VI (617-776) THE RIVER AND MARIA
MODE = MASQUE
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