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  2. The Ghoulish and the Ghastly: A Moral Aesthetic in Middle English Alliterative Verse
Author(s)
Abstract

Examines the various depictions of gruesome apparitions in the alliterative corpus of Middle English verse. Analysis of the favored techniques and shared moral aesthetic of poets; Syntax peculiar to verses that are used by alliterative poets; Implications on literary studies.
Format
Article
Publication Date
1987-03-01
Publication Title
Modern Language Quarterly
Volume
48
Issue
1
First Page
3
Last Page
17
Keywords
Subject
Community
Department of English
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/engpubs/97
Fein, S. (1987). The Ghoulish and the Ghastly: A Moral Aesthetic in Middle English Alliterative Verse. Modern Language Quarterly. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1583
Fein, Susanna. 1987. “The Ghoulish and the Ghastly: A Moral Aesthetic in Middle English Alliterative Verse”. Modern Language Quarterly. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1583.
Fein, S. The Ghoulish and the Ghastly: A Moral Aesthetic in Middle English Alliterative Verse. Modern Language Quarterly, 1 Mar. 1987, https://oaks.kent.edu/node/1583.