The pearl poet revisited
Manuscripts, English (Middle)
British Library
Gawain (Legendary character)
Knights and knighthood in literature
Patience
Middle English
Britons
Romances
Arthurian romances
Historiography
English poetry
Kings and rulers
Sources
History and criticism
History
"We know of the Pearl poet only from the four extraordinary poems composed sometime during the late fourteenth century and preserved in a small handwritten manuscript held in the British Library. Sandra Pierson Prior here presents a thorough introduction to these four treasures: Pearl, a dream poem …
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