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Poliphilus Dead; Polia Kneels in Grief

NARRATIVE E2r · p.411
Poliphilus Dead; Polia Kneels in Grief
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Interior scene: Poliphilus lies dead on tiled floor while Polia kneels beside him in grief.

In the Narrative

The central crisis of Book II. Poliphilus appears to have died from unrequited love, and Polia confronts the consequences of her rejection.

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