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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)...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
©1996.
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| Colección: | Medieval texts and studies ;
no. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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) and the verbal imagery of the Bible and other literary sources, Prior shows how the poet's ""fayre formez"" are the result of a coherent and self-conscious view of the artist's craft |
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| Notas: | "A colleagues book"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 222 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780870139451 0870139452 9781628962130 1628962135 |