The Fayre Formez of the Pearl Poet (Medieval Texts and Studies, 18) [Hardcover]

Sandra Pierson Prior (Author)

Book Description

Series: Medieval Texts and Studies, 18 | Publication Date: December 31, 1996

This book differs from most previous studies of the Pearl poet by treating all of his works as a whole. Prior’s purpose is to identify the underlying poetics of this major body of English poetry. Drawing on both the visual imagery of medieval art (the study includes 18 full-page illustrations) and the verbal imagery of the Bible and other literary sources, Prior shows how the poet’s "fayre formez" are the result of a coherent and self-conscious view of the artist’s craft.

 

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Sandra Pierson Prior is a senior scholar at Columbia University, where she retired as associate professor of English and comparative literature and director of the composition program.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 265 pages
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870134604
• ISBN-13: 978-0870134609
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,251,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly researched and shoddily executed, January 26, 1999

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This review is from: The Fayre Formez of the Pearl Poet (Medieval Texts and Studies, 18) (Hardcover)

I found this book a remarkably poor investment of my money. It did little to explicate the subject matter, displayed heavy bias in its flimsy arguments and otherwise offers nothing new but much objectionable nonsense to medieval studies. The footnotes, in particular, were egregiously bad.