TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shakespeare,William
TI  - The Phoenix and the Turtle
AV  - PR 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Poetry
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phoenix_and_the_Turtle; Release date is 1998-11-01; This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team,
a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Phoenix and the Turtle" by William Shakespeare is an allegorical poem published in 1601. This enigmatic 67-line work describes a funeral for two birds—the mythological phoenix and the mortal turtle dove—whose perfect, transcendent love defied all logic. Invited mourners gather to lament lovers who achieved complete unity, leaving no heirs. The poem explores truth, beauty, and ideal devotion through mysterious symbolism that has sparked countless conflicting interpretations about its meaning and possible historical inspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1525
ER  -