Fortunate Fall of Sir Gawain

The Typology of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Inbunden, Engelska, 1982

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Achieves a synthesis of two tendencies in Gawain criticism: the culpa school, which emphasizes Gawain's sin without being able to explain the final laughter at Camelot, and the felix school, which sees the comedy without being able to face the fact of Gawain's pernicious sin. Students of medieval literature, theologians interested in typology and the paradox of the felix culpa, and art historians interested in medieval iconography will all find much of value in this excellent study.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1982-05-13
Mått157 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt481 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780819124371

...a stimulating book with several perceptive insights into the meanings of the Gawain... CHOICE This book is welcome...because it does venture beyond the conventional 'No Man's Land' of likelihoods, and in the process gives a clear picture of what one might call a typological mentality. Oxford Journals This book is welcome...because it does venture beyond the conventional 'No Man's Land' of likelihoods, and in the process gives a clear picture of what one might call a typological mentality. Oxford Journals ...a stimulating book with several perceptive insights into the meanings of the Gawain... CHOICE