{"product_id":"pearl-text-and-translation-paperback","title":"Pearl: Text and Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Beal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJane Beal\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Northwest Midlands dialect of late-medieval England) and literary allusions (to biblical, mythological, and medieval works) make it difficult for modern readers to understand. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new dual-language edition 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Beal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English at the University of La Verne. She has also authored \u003cem\u003eThe Signifying Power of\u003c\/em\u003e Pearl (Routledge, 2017) and co-authored and co-edited \u003cem\u003eApproaches to Teaching the Middle English\u003c\/em\u003e Pearl (MLA, 2018). See https: \/\/medievalpearl.wordpress.com to learn more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167455416455,"sku":"9781554814589","price":36.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/652ca1a301ac3cf18bf345e348c650d6.webp?v=1733327777","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pearl-text-and-translation-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}