Postcards from the Edge: Boundaries and Liminality in the Pearl-Poet
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Pearl-Poet Society
Organizer Name
B. S. W. Barootes
Organizer Affiliation
Centre for Medieval Studies, Univ. of Toronto
Presider Name
B. S. W. Barootes
Paper Title 1
"Out of Oryente": The Girl with the Pearl and a Map of the World
Presenter 1 Name
Jane Beal
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of La Verne
Paper Title 2
Sir Gawain and the Millennial Kingdom
Presenter 2 Name
Brenna Duperron
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Dalhousie Univ.
Paper Title 3
Postcards from the Edge: Gawain's Liminal Letters Home
Presenter 3 Name
Scott D. Troyan
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Start Date
10-5-2018 1:30 PM
Session Location
Bernhard 212
Description
Hailing from, and possibly writing in, the Northwest Midlands, the poet of the Cotton Nero A.x poems was acutely aware of the tensions between the centre and periphery. Like Gawain venturing forth from the warmth of Arthur’s court to wander the Welsh marches, this session explores the role and function of the outside, the edge, and the in-between in the works of the Gawain-poet.
Benjamin S.W. Barootes
Postcards from the Edge: Boundaries and Liminality in the Pearl-Poet
Bernhard 212
Hailing from, and possibly writing in, the Northwest Midlands, the poet of the Cotton Nero A.x poems was acutely aware of the tensions between the centre and periphery. Like Gawain venturing forth from the warmth of Arthur’s court to wander the Welsh marches, this session explores the role and function of the outside, the edge, and the in-between in the works of the Gawain-poet.
Benjamin S.W. Barootes