John Suckling, Fragmenta Aurea

Glyn Pursglove (Swansea University)
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The posthumously published

Fragmenta Aurea

is described thus on the title page of the first edition: “A Collection of all the Incomparable Peeces, Written by Sir John Suckling. And published by a Friend to perpetuate his memory. Printed by his owne Copies”. There are at least two dubious claims here. The most misleading is the suggestion that this is in any sense a comprehensive gathering of Suckling's work. It contains some 32 poems, 29 letters and three plays (

Aglaura

,

The Goblins

and

Brennoralt

). In common with most poets of his social class Suckling chose not to publish the body of his work (with the exception of

Aglaura

) during his lifetime. The circulation of his poetry in manuscript, most often as part of verse miscellanies containing work by a number of authors, left the canon…

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Citation: Pursglove, Glyn. "Fragmenta Aurea". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 October 2000 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5078, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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