abstract:James Elroy Flecker (5 November 1884 – 3 January 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.
SowroteJames Elroy Fleckerinhis 1913 poem, "TheGoldenJourneytoSamarkand", which played upon exoticandromantic perceptions already well established inEuropeanminds.