Genre and audience response in the Middle English Pearl

The following thesis, “Genre and Audience Response in the Middle English Pearl”, examines the problematic nature of generic definition of the Middle English poem Pearl. The anonymous poem, dating from the late 14th Century, concerns a "jueler" who has lost a precious pearl and give...

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Main Author: Amy, Roger Andrew
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3615