Examines the notion of courtesy as taught in a number of medieval texts then looks specifically at how it has been dealt with in the works of the Gawain-poet, attempting to elucidate aspects of the thematic and artistic design of the poems byreference to the world of the courtesy books. This study breaks valuable new ground and enlarges our knowledge of the social and cultural milieu of the poet.
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Examines the notion of courtesy as taught in a number of medieval texts then looks specifically at how it has been dealt with in the works of the Gawain-poet, attempting to elucidate aspects of the thematic and artistic design of the poems byreference to the world of the courtesy books. This study breaks valuable new ground and enlarges our knowledge of the social and cultural milieu of the poet.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp x, 241. Original publishers brown cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Bookplate of distinguished medieval historian and publisher Richard Barber who founded the Boydell Press in 1969 (later Boydell and Brewer). ISBN: 0859911853 Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. Decent copy.
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