Isbn: 9781333903480 - purity: a middle english poem; edited with introduction, notes, and glossary (classic reprint) (4 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This detailed volume examines four medieval alliterative poems by an author known as the "Gawain-poet" due to their shared manuscript source, which also features the famous romance 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. Beginning with Purity, Patience, and Pearl, the author establishes the Gawain-poet's unique style, showing how it blended religious and moral themes with vivid descriptions and imaginative language. This study explores the poet's artistic growth and development by exploring how the homilies and the romance draw from similar sources and express related ideas. The author skillfully demonstrates the poet's use of alliteration, simile, and other techniques to create memorable, thought-provoking works that not only reflect their time but also endure as timeless expressions of the human condition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Condizione: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 304 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.