An Introduction to the Gawain Poet

by Bowers, John M.; Palmer, R. Barton; Pugh, Tison

• ISBN13: 9780813040158
• ISBN10: 0813040159
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-20
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Though we may never know the true identity of the man known alternately as the Gawain Poet or the Pearl Poet, his works continue to spark the imagination of scholars and students of medieval literature. In An Introduction to the "Gawain" Poet, John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl alongside the poet's lesser-known but no less brilliant works.

Author Biography

John M. Bowers is professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the author of five books, including Chaucer and Langland: The Antagonistic Tradition. Photo by Rick Becker-Leckrone.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Chronology	p. xv
Life of the Author	p. 1
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	p. 14
Cleanness	p. 56
Patience	p. 72
St. Erkenwald	p. 87
Pearl	p. 103
Survey of Sources and Influences	p. 147
Appendices	p. 163
Glossary	p. 173
Selected Bibliography	p. 179
Index	p. 195
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