Author: DAVENPORT, W.A.
Title: The Art of the Gawain-Poet.
Description: London: University of London/Athlone Press, 1978. 048512050X. 1st edition. "Starting from the assumption that "Pearl, Purity, Patience" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" are by one poet, W.A.Davenport seeks to define the nature of his art..Many of the problems experienced by readers in interpreting the poems, and the wide variety of interpretations offered for "Sir Gawain" in particular, are shown to stem from the poet's complex view of moral questions." Pp.xiv/233, owner's name to front free endpaper. Paperback. VG.

Keywords: Davenport Art Gawain Poet Pearl Purity Patience Sir Gawain Green Knight Poems Poetry Literary Criticism Homilies Hero Subject Matter Form 38369 Poetry


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