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The Pearl (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World) - Softcover

Book 32 of 53: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World

Kean, P.M.

 
9780367210533: The Pearl (Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367210533 ISBN 13: 9780367210533
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

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.

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P.M. Kean

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367210533
ISBN 13 
9780367210533
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258