Pearl of great price: a literary translation of the middle english pearl
Auteur :
Gould, David
Éditeur :
University Press of America
ISBN :
9780761859246
Date de publication :
31 mai 2012
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,3 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Middle English poem Pearl is an elegy on the death of a child, written to provide consolation for the loss of a loved one through Christian theology. This translation is accompanied by a reproduction of the poem in its original orthography and instructions on reading the manuscript hand.