Simon Armitage

Broschiertes Buch

The Owl and the Nightingale

Beschreibung

Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for PoetryIn 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.

Autor

Simon Armitage

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 131mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 104g
• ISBN-13: 9780571382859
• ISBN-10: 0571382851
• Artikelnr.: 70771201

Rezensionen

It is the current Poet Laureate who has done the most to bring medieval poetry to contemporary audiences . . . in its own eccentric way, [The Owl and the Nightingale] is every bit as enticing as Gawain . . . it is arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have. Prospect