Pearl

By The Gawain Poet

Book Id: WPLBN0002953201
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File Size: 33.30 MB
Reproduction Date: 2012

Title:	Pearl
Author:	The Gawain Poet
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Poetry, Literature, Poetry
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Pearl
Historic Publication Date:	1908
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Gawain Poet, B. T. (1908). Pearl. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Written in the 14th century by the Gawain poet, 'Pearl' is an elegiac poem reflecting on the death of a young daughter, pictured as a pearl lost in a garden. It is considered a masterpiece of Middle English verse, incorporating both the older tradition of alliterative poetry as well as rhyme, centered around the development of an intricately structured image. Sophie Jewett's translation from the Northern dialect of the original renders much of the poem's liveliness and beauty accessible to modern readers, whilst encouraging them to pursue their reading further, to read the original itself. This recording is dedicated to the memory of Pearl Jean Shearman, 1914-2012. (Summary by Jordan)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Literature, Poetry, Religion