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James Galvin

@jamesavgalvin

PhD Student in English Literature @unibirmingham, funded by @Midlands4Cities, researching medieval ghosts and social relationships. He/him

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a year ago

The idea, sometimes seen in older scholarship, that medieval people felt nothing for young children, is totally inexplicable to me. How can you say this when Pearl, a crown jewel of Middle English Literature, is such an deeply moving portrayal of grief for a newborn daughter?