A study of the four great Middle English poems, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Patience and Purity, which are in the same manuscript and are usually attributed to the same anonymous poet. After a general chapter devoted to the poet and his background, Mr Spearing turns to the poems, analysing each closely, paying particular attention to details of style, tone and approach, and commenting on what they have in common and the ways in which they diverge.
A study of the four great Middle English poems, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Patience and Purity.Book InformationISBN 9780521291194
Author A. C. SpearingFormat Paperback
Page Count 252
Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm