{"product_id":"monster-relics-in-medieval-english-christopher-lee-pipkin-9781476696294","title":"Monster Relics in Medieval English Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e Monster relics make for good stories. In medieval literature there are moments when a hero brings a monster's head, hand, or weapon to court--moments that prove his account, but also moments of awe at the monster's remains, which become the seeds of the story we read. Its first draft, after all, is sung or recited to explain their presence. In this, monster pieces resemble nothing quite so much as saints' relics, venerated throughout medieval England, allowing worshipers to see and touch holy story as it grows to envelop them. This book explores three major English poems--\u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Alliterative Morte Arthure\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e--where monster relics trouble sacred-secular boundaries, bearing witness to abominable horrors and to God's victory over his enemies. Monster relics are trophies--but they are also signs that something disturbing and wonderful has happened, and that the story isn't over yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Lee Pipkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476696292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476696294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Christopher Lee Pipkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083595161855,"sku":"9781476696294","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monster-relics-in-medieval-english-christopher-lee-pipkin-9781476696294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}