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Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions

Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions

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Series: Studies in Medieval Literature

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1793646775
ISBN13: 9781793646774
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Apr 1 2024
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Who is the Pearl-poet? How do ideas about his life and interpretations of his poems shape our understanding of his work in late-medieval England--and beyond? In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions, readers can explore the world of this extraordinary, fourteenth-century writer. In Part I, Perceptions, five scholars give insightful literary analyses of the narrative poems attributed to the poet: Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and St. Erkenwald. In Part II, Connections, six scholars examine connections between these diverse poems, focusing on authorship, ecology, material culture, sartorial adornment, shields, and the poet's pastoral theology. In Part III, Receptions, scholars consider the illustrations of the Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x), the poet's cultural situatedness in the Northwest Midlands and Ricardian court, his religious contexts, later translations and paraphrases of his work, and his medieval and modern audiences. Intended for students and scholars alike, this book encourages readers to gain a deeper understanding of the Pearl-poet and his world, learning many new things and enjoying old things in a new way.

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