Description and Narrative in Middle English Alliterative Poetry

by Thorlac Turville-Petre

Book Overview

The characteristic alliterative poem of the 14th and 15th centuries tells a story of incident and adventure: it is pre-eminently the poetry of narrative. Yet it is also, more than any other kind of medieval verse, remarkable for passages of vivid description, taking advantage of the extraordinary rich verbal resources of the alliterative poets and the characteristic strengths of the alliterative line. Memorable examples are the green chapel in Sir...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800348630
• ISBN13: 9781800348639
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 232 Pages