The Signifying Power of Pearl: Medieval Literary and Cultural Contexts for the Transformation of Genre: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
Autor Jane Bealen Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 dec 2016
* What is the nature of the relationship between the Dreamer and the Maiden?
* What is the significance of allusions to Ovidian love stories and the use of liturgical time in the poem?
* How does avian symbolism, like that of the central symbol of the pearl, develop, transform, and add meaning throughout the dream vision?
* What is the nature of God portrayed in the poem, and how does the portrayal of the Maiden’s intimate relationship to God, her spiritual marriage to the Lamb, connect to the poet’s purpose in writing?
Noting that the poem is open to many interpretations, Beal also considers folktale genre patterns in Pearl, including those drawn from parable, fable, and fairy-tale. The conclusion considers Pearl in the light of modern psychological theories of grieving and trauma. This book makes a compelling case for re-reading Pearl and recognizing the poem’s signifying power. Given the ongoing possibility of new interpretations, it will appeal to those who specialize in Pearl as well as scholars of Middle English, Medieval Literature, Genre Theory, and Literature and Religion.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138678071
ISBN-10: 1138678074
Pagini: 206
Ilustrații: 3 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1138678074
Pagini: 206
Ilustrații: 3 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateCuprins
Preface
Introduction: Signifying
1. Literal Sense: Desiring the Beloved
2. Allegorical Meaning: Rejoicing in Salvation
3. Moral Purpose: Consoling the Heart
4. Anagogical Revelation: Imagining Spiritual Marriage
5. Parable, Fable, Fairy-Tale: Folktale Genre Patterns in Pearl
Conclusion: Remembering
Introduction: Signifying
1. Literal Sense: Desiring the Beloved
2. Allegorical Meaning: Rejoicing in Salvation
3. Moral Purpose: Consoling the Heart
4. Anagogical Revelation: Imagining Spiritual Marriage
5. Parable, Fable, Fairy-Tale: Folktale Genre Patterns in Pearl
Conclusion: Remembering
Descriere
This book enhances understanding of the 14th-century Middle English dream vision poem Pearl, arguing that the poet intended it to be read at four levels of meaning and corresponding genres: literally, an elegy; spiritually, an allegory; morally, a consolation; and anagogically, a revelation. Using medieval and modern genre theory, it visits scholarly debates about Pearl’s genre and meaning. It also considers folktale genre patterns in Pearl, including those drawn from parable, fable, and fairy-tale, and reads it in light of modern psychological theories of grieving and trauma. This book makes a strong case for recognizing Pearl’s signifying power and the possibility of new interpretations.