Pearl
Subtitle: a new verse translation
By: Simon Armitage
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a divison of W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9780871407184
Subjects: Pearl (Middle English poem); Poetry
Work titles: Pearl (Middle English poem)
Description: Pearl describes a bereft father mourning the loss of his precious "Perle." Returning to the garden where she first disappeared, he observes the verdant shades of late summer, a cruel reminder of the grief that shadows his every waking thought. Succumbing to the afternoon heat, he falls into a trancelike sleep and dreams of a radiant apparition that closely resembles his Pearl. Presented alongside the original text, and overseen by medievalist James Simpson, Pearl is a new translation of a classic medieval work" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In Middle English and English on facing pages.