Title
The signifying power of Pearl : medieval literary and cultural contexts for the transformation of genre / Jane Beal.
ISBN
1317194268 electronic book
1138678074
9781138678071
9781317194262 electronic book
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
PR2111 .B43 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
821/.1
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2017).
Series
Routledge studies in medieval literature and culture ; 5.
Available in Other Form
Original 9781138678071
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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 to Christ; 5 Beyond the Four Levels of Meaning: Folktale Genre Patterns in Pearl; Conclusion: Remembering; Bibliography; Index
