Pearl / a translation [by] Jane Draycott ; with an introduction by Bernard O'Donoghue.

Author/creator Draycott, Jane, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoManchester : Carcanet Press, 2011.
Description55 pages ; 22 cm.
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SeriesOxford poets
Oxford poets (Manchester, England) ^A1038014
Abstract "In a dream landscape radiant with jewels, a father sees his lost daughter on the far bank of a river: 'my pearl, my girl'. One of the great treasures of the British Library, the fourteenth-century poem Pearl is a work of poetic brilliance. Its account of loss and consolation retains its force across six centuries. Jane Draycott in her new translation remakes the imaginative intensity of the original. This is, Bernard O'Donoghue says in his introduction, 'an event of great significance and excitement', an encounter between medieval tradition and an acclaimed modern poet."--P. [4] of cover.
LanguageTranslated from Middle English.
LCCN 2010681787
ISBN9781906188016
ISBN1906188017

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Joyner General Stacks PR2111 .A31 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold