An Introduction to The Gawain-Poet by Ad Putter

An Introduction to The Gawain-Poet by Ad Putter

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, known as the Gawain-Poet. This book introduces the reader to the Gawain-poet's four surviving works: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Patience, Pearl and Cleanness. The four poems are made accessible to the student by setting them in their relevant historical and cultural context and by developing some lines of critical argument. All studies are based on the author's own research and translations.

"This is an excellent book, which will serve as a sound and lively introduction for students, but also makes an impressive and substantial contribution to scholarly study of the Gawain-poet" English Studies "Ad Putter's Introduction is aimed at undergraduates and provides clearly written and largely independent critical introductions to the four poems." - TLS

Ad Putter is Professor of Medieval English Literature at the University of Bristol, UK.

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ISBN 13	9780582225749
ISBN 10	0582225744
Title	An Introduction to The Gawain-Poet
Author	Ad Putter
Series	Longman Medieval And Renaissance Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1996-10-02
Number of pages	268
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