Epistemological Perspective of the Pearl-Poet vs Introduction to the Gawain-Poet: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Christian poetry, Poésie anglaise, Histoire et critique, English poetry, Arthurian romances, History and criticism
Epistemological Perspective of the Pearl-Poet
Original and engaging, this study presents the four anonymous poems found in the Cotton Nero MS - Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - as a composite text with a continuous narrative. While…
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Introduction to the Gawain-Poet
The late 14th century produced a crop of brilliant writers: Chaucer, Langland and Gower. Their achievement was rivalled only by a series of four works generally agreed to have been written by a single northern author,…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Reception
| Epistemological Perspective of the Pearl-Poet | Introduction to the Gawain-Poet | |
|---|---|---|
| Editions | 6 | 6 |
| Pages | 184 | 268 |