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Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

In this graceful, elegant translation' (Guardian), Poet Laureate Simon Armitage communicates the energy and humour of the Middle English tale with all the cut and thrust of the original. An unnamed narrator overhears a fiery verbal contest between the two eponymous birds, which moves entertainingly from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald and ridiculous.

Arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have.'' Prospect

The Owl and the Nightingale

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 1/12/2024
    ISBN13: 9780571382859, 978-0571382859
    ISBN10: 0571382851
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

    In this graceful, elegant translation' (Guardian), Poet Laureate Simon Armitage communicates the energy and humour of the Middle English tale with all the cut and thrust of the original. An unnamed narrator overhears a fiery verbal contest between the two eponymous birds, which moves entertainingly from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald and ridiculous.

    Arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have.'' Prospect

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