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Book SynopsisFor students of Middle English, Andrew and Waldron’s The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript has been the key edition of the four Pearl poems (the best-known of which is Gawain and the Green Knight) for 30 years.
Trade ReviewMalcolm Andrew and Ronald Waldron have fully revised their standard edition of the four poems of the Pearl-poet. The translation, along with the updated and extended critical and explanatory material, will render the new edition an extremely valuable resource for students at all levels.
C.J.S, Medium Aevum Vol LXXVIIThe Poet has a talent for turns of phrase evoking beauty, splendor and grace...this modern translation of the Pearl Poet is quite valuable as a scholarly resource.
Susan Brooks, Comitatus
Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Manuscript 2. Authorship 3. Pearl 4. Cleanness 5. Patience 6. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 7. The Four Poems Select Bibliography Note on Language and Metre TEXT AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Note to the Text Pearl Cleanness Patience Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Glossary Appendix: Passages from the Vulgate
