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Second Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 442 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-427) and indexes. Contents; Introduction / Derek Brewer -- 1. Theories of Authorship / Malcolm Andrew -- 2. Poetic Identity / A. C. Spearing -- 3. Gender and Sexual Transgression / Jane Gilbert -- 4. The Historical Background / Michael J. Bennett -- 5. Christianity for Courtly Subjects: Reflections on the Gawain-Poet / David Aers -- 6. The Materials of Culture. Landscape and Geography / Ralph Elliott. Castles / Michael Thompson. Feasts / Derek Brewer. Jewels in Pearl / Felicity Riddy. The Hunts in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Anne Rooney. Armour I / Michael Lacy. Armour II: The Arming Topos as Literature / Derek Brewer. The Colour Green / Derek Brewer. Some Names / Derek Brewer -- 7. The Manuscript: British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x / A. S. G. Edwards -- 8. Meter, Stanza, Vocabulary, Dialect / H. N. Duggan -- 9. Sources I: The Sources of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Elisabeth Brewer -- 10. Sources II: Scriptural and Devotional Sources / Richard Newhauser -- 11. The Supernatural / Helen Cooper -- 12. The Gawain-Poet as a Vernacular Theologian / Nicholas Watson -- 13. Allegory and Symbolism / Priscilla Martin -- 14. Narrative Form and Insight / Nick Davis -- 15. Courtesy and Chivalry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: The Order of Shame and the Invention of Embarrassment / Derek Pearsall -- 16. Sir Gawain: Some Later Versions. The Grene Knight / Gillian Rogers. Sir Gawain at the fin de siecle: Novel and Opera / Barry Windeatt. Sir Gawain in Films / David J. Williams. Subjects; Gawain-poet. Gawain-poet Criticism and interpretation. Gawain (Legendary character). British Library Manuscript Cotton Nero A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Pearl (Middle English poem). Patience (Middle English poem). Purity (Middle English poem). Gawain and the Grene Knight. 1 Kg.…

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. A Companion to the Gawain-Poet. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: New. `Provides an excellent one-volume guide to the works of the anonymous Gawain-poet.' CHOICEThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. The late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham.…

Second Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 442 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-427) and indexes. Contents; Introduction / Derek Brewer -- 1. Theories of Authorship / Malcolm Andrew -- 2. Poetic Identity / A. C. Spearing -- 3. Gender and Sexual Transgression / Jane Gilbert -- 4. The Historical Background / Michael J. Bennett -- 5. Christianity for Courtly Subjects: Reflections on the Gawain-Poet / David Aers -- 6. The Materials of Culture. Landscape and Geography / Ralph Elliott. Castles / Michael Thompson. Feasts / Derek Brewer. Jewels in Pearl / Felicity Riddy. The Hunts in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Anne Rooney. Armour I / Michael Lacy. Armour II: The Arming Topos as Literature / Derek Brewer. The Colour Green / Derek Brewer. Some Names / Derek Brewer -- 7. The Manuscript: British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x / A. S. G. Edwards -- 8. Meter, Stanza, Vocabulary, Dialect / H. N. Duggan -- 9. Sources I: The Sources of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Elisabeth Brewer -- 10. Sources II: Scriptural and Devotional Sources / Richard Newhauser -- 11. The Supernatural / Helen Cooper -- 12. The Gawain-Poet as a Vernacular Theologian / Nicholas Watson -- 13. Allegory and Symbolism / Priscilla Martin -- 14. Narrative Form and Insight / Nick Davis -- 15. Courtesy and Chivalry in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: The Order of Shame and the Invention of Embarrassment / Derek Pearsall -- 16. Sir Gawain: Some Later Versions. The Grene Knight / Gillian Rogers. Sir Gawain at the fin de siecle: Novel and Opera / Barry Windeatt. Sir Gawain in Films / David J. Williams. Subjects; Gawain-poet. Gawain-poet Criticism and interpretation. Gawain (Legendary character). British Library Manuscript Cotton Nero A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Pearl (Middle English poem). Patience (Middle English poem). Purity (Middle English poem). Gawain and the Grene Knight. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. `Provides an excellent one-volume guide to the works of the anonymous Gawain-poet.' CHOICEThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. The late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham.…

paperback. Condizione: Good. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking on pages. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condizione: New. In English.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 456 pages. 6.50x9.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: New. `Provides an excellent one-volume guide to the works of the anonymous Gawain-poet.' CHOICEThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. The late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. `Provides an excellent one-volume guide to the works of the anonymous Gawain-poet.' CHOICEThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. The late DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham.…

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condizione: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Essays intended as a companion to a reading of the works of the Gawain poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and PatienceThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham. Contributors: DEREK BREWER, MALCOLM ANDREW, A.C. SPEARING, JANE GILBERT, MICHAEL J. BENNETT, DAVID AERS, RALPH ELLIOTT, MICHAEL THOMPSON, FELICITY RIDDY, ANNE ROONEY, MICHAEL LACY, A.S.G. EDWARDS, H.N. DUGGAN, ELISABETH BREWER, RICHARD NEWHAUSER, HELEN COOPER, NICHOLAS WATSON, PRISCILLA MARTIN, NICK DAVIS, DEREK PEARSALL, GILLIAN ROGERS, BARRY WINDEATT, DAVID J. WILLIAMS.…

Condizione: New. In English.

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Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Essays intended as a companion to a reading of the works of the Gawain poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and PatienceThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham. Contributors: DEREK BREWER, MALCOLM ANDREW, A.C. SPEARING, JANE GILBERT, MICHAEL J. BENNETT, DAVID AERS, RALPH ELLIOTT, MICHAEL THOMPSON, FELICITY RIDDY, ANNE ROONEY, MICHAEL LACY, A.S.G. EDWARDS, H.N. DUGGAN, ELISABETH BREWER, RICHARD NEWHAUSER, HELEN COOPER, NICHOLAS WATSON, PRISCILLA MARTIN, NICK DAVIS, DEREK PEARSALL, GILLIAN ROGERS, BARRY WINDEATT, DAVID J. WILLIAMS.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Essays intended as a companion to a reading of the works of the Gawain poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and PatienceThe essays collected here on the Gawain-Poet offer stimulating introductions to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience, providing both information and original analysis. Topics includetheories of authorship; the historical and social background to the poems, with individual sections on particularly important features within them; gender roles in the poems; the manuscript itself; the metre, vocabulary and dialect of the poems; and their sources. A section devoted to Sir Gawain investigates the ideas of courtesy and chivalry found within it, and explores some of its later adaptations from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries. Afull bibliography completes the volume. DEREK BREWER was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Cambridge; JONATHAN GIBSON has worked as a lecturer in the Universities of Exeter and Durham. Contributors: DEREK BREWER, MALCOLM ANDREW, A.C. SPEARING, JANE GILBERT, MICHAEL J. BENNETT, DAVID AERS, RALPH ELLIOTT, MICHAEL THOMPSON, FELICITY RIDDY, ANNE ROONEY, MICHAEL LACY, A.S.G. EDWARDS, H.N. DUGGAN, ELISABETH BREWER, RICHARD NEWHAUSER, HELEN COOPER, NICHOLAS WATSON, PRISCILLA MARTIN, NICK DAVIS, DEREK PEARSALL, GILLIAN ROGERS, BARRY WINDEATT, DAVID J. WILLIAMS.…