Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Signifying; 1 Literal Sense: Desiring the Beloved; 2 Allegorical Meaning: Rejoicing in Salvation; 3 Moral Purpose: Consoling the Heart; 4 Anagogical Revelation: Imagining Spiritual Marriage to Christ; 5 Beyond the Four Levels of Meaning: Folktale Genre Patterns in Pearl; Conclusion: Remembering; Bibliography; Index
