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Abraham
Alliterative poetry
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Belshazzar's Feast
Camelot
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Cheshire
Cleanness
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Gawain Poet
Geoffrey Chaucer
Homosexuality
Hundred Years War
King Arthur
Lollardy
Mandeville's Travels
Medieval clergyman
Michael Bennett
Noah's Flood
Patience
Pearl
Peasants Revolt
Pentangle
Quest-romance
Richard II of England
Robert de Vere
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sodom and Gomorrah
St. Erkenwald
Product details
- ISBN 9780813049588
- Weight: 369g
- Dimensions: 139 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 20 May 2012
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 skillfully details the cultural, historical, political, and religious contexts for these works, synthesizing them with close reading of selected passages. Perhaps his most exciting contribution to the field is his choice to historicize the poet's life and works in the context of the royal culture of King Richard II, boldly contending that it was highly possible the Gawain Poet was a frequent visitor to Richard's court in London. The final chapter surveys the works influenced by, as well as the influences reflected in, the poet's work, from the Bible to The Lord of the Rings. The attention Bowers pays to the critical tradition that has developed around these texts over the past hundred years makes An Introduction to the Gawain Poet an ideal volume for both undergraduate students and scholars of the Gawain Poet. Bowers has marshaled his formidable skills to create a book impressive in its balanced combination of breadth and depth. John M. Bowers is professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the author of five books, including Chaucer and Langland: The Antagonistic Tradition.
