The Politics of Pearl: Economy, Society and Warfare in the 19th Century

by John M. Bowers

Close analysis of the poem reveals extensive allusion to contemporary social, religious and political events.

This is an entirely new and original reading of Pearl, placing the anonymous masterpiece in the context of the Cheshire coterie that flourished at the court of Richard II during the 1390s. The brilliance of its poetic construction has long been acknowledged, but here Pearl is also shown to engage with the social, religious and political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859915999
• ISBN13: 9780859915991
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"