The fayre formez of the pearl poet /
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| Author / Creator: | Prior, Sandra Pierson. |
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| Imprint: | East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c1996. |
| Description: | xiv, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval texts and studies ; 18 Medieval texts and studies ; no. 18. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2596251 |
| Summary: | This book differs from most previous studies of the Pearl poet by treating all of his works as a whole. Prior's purpose is to identify the underlying poetics of this major body of English poetry. Drawing on both the visual imagery of medieval art (the study includes 18 full-page illustrations) and the verbal imagery of the Bible and other literary sources, Prior shows how the poet's "fayre formez" are the result of a coherent and self-conscious view of the artist's craft. |
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| Item Description: | "A Colleagues book." |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0870134604 |