Violence at the Borders in Early English Literature
- Author / Editor
- Dove, Debra Magai.
Violence at the Borders in Early English Literature
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International 59 (1998): 1175A.
- Description
- Violence, induced by the impermissible crossing of borders, involves clashing social codes and evokes varying attitudes: Beowulf authorizes it; Juliana opposes it; "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and MilT develop its ambiguities. Sir Gawain poses a "reading lesson," while MilT shows emotion in conflict with reason to challenge the audience's view of morality.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale.