Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions

The Pearl-poet is a fourteenth-century writer whose life and poems shape our understanding of late-medieval England and beyond. In Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions, five scholars provide literary analyses of the narrative poems attributed to the poet, while six scholars examine connections between these poems, focusing on authorship, ecology, material culture, sartorial adornment, shields, and the poet's pastoral theology. The book encourages readers to gain a deeper understanding of the Pearl-poet and his world, learning many new things and enjoying old things in a new way.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books

The Pearl-poet, a fourteenth-century writer, has left a lasting impact on late-medieval England and beyond. In "Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions," five scholars provide insightful literary analyses of the narrative poems attributed to the poet: Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and St. Erkenwald. In Part II, "Connections," six scholars examine connections between these diverse poems, focusing on authorship, ecology, material culture, sartorial adornment, shields, and the poet's pastoral theology. In Part III, "Receptions," scholars consider the illustrations of the Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x), the poet's cultural situatedness in the Northwest Midlands and Ricardian court, his religious contexts, later translations and paraphrases of his work, and his medieval and modern audiences. This book is intended for students and scholars alike, encouraging them to gain a deeper understanding of the Pearl-poet and his world, learning many new things and enjoying old things in a new way.

Weight: 413g
Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793646774