The Phoenix
E503406
The Phoenix is an Old English Christian allegorical poem that uses the mythical bird’s cycle of death and rebirth to symbolize spiritual resurrection and eternal life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Phoenix canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian allegorical poem
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Old English poem ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 677 lines ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | Christian Anglo-Saxon readers or listeners ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin poem De ave phoenice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
eternal life
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spiritual resurrection ⓘ |
| compares | phoenix’s rebirth to Christian resurrection ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptive nature imagery
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moral exhortation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
early medieval period
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probably 9th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contrast between earthly and heavenly realms
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immortality of the righteous ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Christian Latin poetry ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | didactic religious instruction ⓘ |
| interpretsAs | spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | allegory ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old English literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon religious poetry ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| portrays |
cycle of death and rebirth
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destruction by fire followed by renewal ⓘ |
| preservedIn | single manuscript ⓘ |
| primarySymbol | phoenix (mythical bird) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | paradisal landscape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian doctrine of resurrection
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mythical phoenix bird ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian afterlife
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Christ’s resurrection ⓘ renewal of the soul ⓘ |
| theme |
heavenly paradise
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hope of salvation ⓘ transience of earthly life ⓘ |
| uses | biblical imagery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.