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Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Andrew is professor of English language and literature at Queen's University Belfast. Ronald Waldron is reader emeritus in English language and medieval literature at Kings College, University of London. Klappentext For students of Middle English, Andrew and Waldron's The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript has been the key edition of the four Pearl poems (the best-known of which is Gawain and the Green Knight) for 30 years. Now, with the changing needs of today's student in mind, the editors have undertaken the most comprehensive revision of the book since its inception.The revised edition includes a new introduction providing historical, literary and cultural contexts for the poems. It also incorporates a revised and updated bibliography, minor changes to the text and glossary, and significant revision and updating of the explanatory notes. In addition the authors have provided for the first time a complete prose translation of the four poems for students to use as a working tool. This is included on a CD-ROM at the back of the book. Zusammenfassung For students of Middle English, Andrew and Waldron’s The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript has been the key edition of the four Pearl poems (the best-known of which is Gawain and the Green Knight) for 30 years. Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Manuscript 2. Authorship 3. Pearl 4. Cleanness 5. Patience 6. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 7. The Four Poems Select Bibliography Note on Language and Metre TEXT AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Note to the Text Pearl Cleanness Patience Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Glossary Appendix: Passages from the Vulgate
