Pearl is an entrancing allegorical tale of grief and lost love, as the narrator is led on a Dantean journey through sorrow to redemption by his vanished beloved. Retaining all the alliterative music of the original, a Middle English poem thought to be by the same anonymous author responsible for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl is here brought to vivid and intricate life in the care of one of the finest poets writing today.
| ISBN: | 9780571302970 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2017 |
| Author: | Simon Armitage |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Primary Genre | Poetry |
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Pearl is an entrancing allegorical tale of grief and lost love, as the narrator is led on a Dantean journey through sorrow to redemption by his vanished beloved. Retaining all the alliterative music of the original, a Middle English poem thought to be by the same anonymous author responsible for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl is here brought to vivid and intricate life in the care of one of the finest poets writing today.
Pearl features in the following genres: Poetry, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism
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Pearl was written by Simon Armitage and published by Faber & Faber
Pearl has 128 pages