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The fayre formez of the Pearl poet /

This book differs from most previous studies of the Pearl poet by treating all of his works as a whole. Prior's purpose is to identify the underlying poetics of this major body of English poetry. Drawing on both the visual imagery of medieval art (the study includes 18 full-page illustrations)...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prior, Sandra Pierson
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©1996.
Colección:Medieval texts and studies ; no. 18.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Illustrations; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction: Fayre Formez in a Medieval Christian Poet; Chapter One: The Lombe and His Meyny Schene: Signs of God in Pearl and the Apocalypse; Chapter Two: Signs of the Divine in Cleanness, Patience, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ; Chapter Three: Formez of Sacred History in Cleanness and Patience; Chapter Four: The Fayre Formez of Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Works Cited; Index.