An Introduction to the Gawain Poet

by John M. Bowers

Book Overview

"An impressive and challenging survey of the five poems attributed to the poet known as the Gawain-poet. Bowers presents the principal critical issues in Gawain, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, and St. Erkenwald, with special attention to the poems' relation to contemporary political and social events."--J. Stephen Russell, Hofstra University In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet, John Bowers surveys an expanded selection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081304958X
• ISBN13: 9780813049588
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"