John M Bowers
Gebundenes Buch

An Introduction to the Gawain Poet

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In An Introduction to the Gawain Poet, John Bowers surveys an expanded selection of the works of Chaucer's anonymous contemporary, considering Sir Gawain and the Green Knight alongside the poet's lesser known but no less brilliant works. In addition to his succinct introductions and plot summaries, Bowers skilfully details the cultural, historical, political, and religious contexts for these works, synthesising them with close reading of selected passages. Perhaps his most exciting contribution to the field is his choice to historicise the poet's life and works in the context of the royal cult...