Extended paraphrase of the story of Joseph, from Genesis, with the elaboration that the Devil, out of resentment, first sends personified Discord to incite Joseph's brothers against him, and later sends personified Lust to make Potiphar's wife tempt him. In four cantos, each headed by a prose summary. Imitates Cowley's heroic epic "Davideis". Corrected.
The troubles of Joseph related in scripture translated into English verse in imitation of Mr Abraham Cowleys Davideis
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt 51
- Dates of Creation
- 1680
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. ( on 45 pp. of [ii], 45, [182] pp., otherwise blank) Title is followed by "The contents" (4 lines). Date, 1680, in margin opposite heading of "The first Canto". Some text corrections. "R H" and flourishes, in faded ink, at top of front cover; possibly author's initials. Bound in limp vellum, worn and holed especially on spine and back cover, three thongs, two leather tie-pairs (half of lower pair gone). Paper label on front cover inscribed, probably in a later hand, "Joseph / A poem". Fore-edge inscribed "Poems".
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The author of the poem is unknown
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bought from Sotheby's, 14 December 1976, lot 192
Note
In English
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