| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge library editions. The medieval world ; volume 26 |
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Routledge library editions, Medieval world ; volume 26.
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| Contents |
Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Note on the Treatment of Latin Quotations; Preface; Part One: Proem; I. Purpose and Structure; II. The Garden of Loss; III. Images of Transformation; Part Two: The Dream; I. The Earthly Paradise; II. Encounter; III. Symbols of Perfection; Part Three: The Revelation; I. Less and More; II. The Heavenly City; Part Four: Coda; Index |
| Summary |
Originally published in 1967 The Pearl looks at the anonymous fourteenth century poet of Pearl. The book argues that the poem ranks in importance and interest with that of Chaucer and Langland, but suggests that it has always proved more difficult to approach to the modern reader. The aim of this book is to clear away some of the difficulty through a close examination of the material the poet had to draw on, and the poet's use of this in the organisation of the poem. The main themes are established through detailed analysis of the poem, which is seen as much more than either a lament for an individual or the mere figurative presentation of an idea |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 10, 2019) |
| SUBJECT |
Pearl (Middle English poem) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50080977
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Pearl (Middle English poem) fast |
| Subject |
Christian poetry, English (Middle) -- History and criticism
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Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- To 1500
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Christian poetry, English (Middle)
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Christianity and literature
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429265143 |
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042926514X |
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0429555695 |
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9780429555695 |
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9780429560163 |
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0429560168 |
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9780429564635 |
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0429564635 |
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