{"product_id":"pearl-text-and-translation-9781554814589","title":"Pearl: Text and Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fourteenth-century Middle English poem \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the best dream vision poems ever written, yet its Language (the North-west Midlands dialect of late-medieval England) and literary allusions (to biblical, mythological, and medieval works) make it difficult for modern readers to understand. \u003cp\u003eThis new dual-Language of \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e provides the original Middle English with a facing-page modern English translation. It includes a comprehensive introduction, annotations of key words and ideas, reproduction of the four manuscript Illustrations, a literary sourcebook, and lists of biblical sources, significant liturgical dates, and the concatenation words. Literary and biblical sources for the poem are provided as appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riddling meditation on loss, grief, and the nature of faith, \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force of language and a masterpiece of poetic form. Jane Beal’s achievement in this edition is to render \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e accessible to a contemporary audience without evacuating the wonder that the poem inspires or the productive ambiguity through which it creates meaning. The introduction and contextualizing materials will be invaluable to students seeking to understand the poem’s cultural contexts, and Beal’sjudicious editorial work and facing-page translation illuminate \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e’s slippery language while encouraging engagement with the original Middle English.” — David K. Coley, Simon Fraser University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jane Beal’s edition and translation of \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e will be a treasure for both students and scholars. In a thorough introduction that expertly frames the contexts and critical issues surrounding this singularly important poem, Beal also makes a compelling case for the value of having the original Middle English text alongside a student-friendly translation. Her close but graceful translation enriches the study of the poem for those who are not expert in Middle English, and the numerous footnotes that accompany the translation deepen our understanding of the \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e-poet’s world.  The edition also includes reproductions of relevant manuscript images, along with a wealth of key biblical and classical sources informing the poem. Beal’s edition will surely be a welcome addition to many university syllabi as well as an excellent resource for those researching the poetic gem that is \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e.” — Randy Schiff, University at Buffalo, SUNY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on the Text \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Literary Sourcebook – Key Passages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParable of the Pearl of Great Price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParable of the Treasure in the Field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParable of the Workers in the Vineyard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescriptions of Pearls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Pliny, \u003cem\u003eNatural History\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Albert the Great, \u003cem\u003eDe animalibus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Marbod of Rennes, \u003cem\u003eDe lapidibus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Bartholomæus Anglicus, \u003cem\u003eDe proprietatibus rerum\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Peterborough Lapidary\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eMedieval Latin and French Bestiaries\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife of Saint Margaret of Antioch (from the \u003cem\u003eLegenda Aurea\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Spring of Narcissus (from \u003cem\u003eThe Romance of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Story of Orpheus and Eurydice (from King Alfred's Version of Boethius's \u003cem\u003eConsolation of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, trans. Walter John Sedgefield)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDante Meets Matilda and Beatrice in the Earthly Paradise (from Dante's \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e XXIX-XXXIII, trans. A. S. Kline)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePygmalion and Galatea (from Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Phoenix of Arabia (from Ovid's \u003cem\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigen on the \u003cem\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Jerusalem (Revelation 21)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: List of Biblical Source Passages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: List of Significant Liturgical Dates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D: Chart of Concatenation Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770294403415,"sku":"9781554814589","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554814589.jpg?v=1758725050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pearl-text-and-translation-9781554814589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}