The Alliterative Morte Arthure: The Owl and the Nightingale and Five Other Middle English Poems in a Modernized Version, with Comments on the Poems (Arcturus Books, Ab116)

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Review “ His proved literary creativity makes Gardner’ s translations of me­dieval poems exceptional, and superior to those by possibly more erudite interpreters; and his equally sure position as a teacher guar­antees a basic fidelity to his sources where a poet lacking his schol­arship might falter.” — Rossell Hope Robbins, Anglia“ John Gardner… modernizes rather than translates the title poems, plus Win­ner and Waster, Parliament of Three Ages, Summer Sunday, Debate of Body and Soul, and Thrush and Nightingale, generally preserving the original meter, alliteration, and vigor. The seven poems represent a sampling of the ‘ alliterative revival’ of later medieval England; regret­tably, all seven are seldom edited, rarely translated, and little studied or taught. So Gardner’ s making them available for the general reader is a real service. His appre­ciations are lively and sensible.”              — Donald K. Fry, Library Journal Read more About the Author John Gardner is Professor of English at Southern Illinois University. His previous books include a modernized English version of The Complete Works of the Gawain-Poet and a recently published novel, The Wreckage of Agathon. Read more

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• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (September 27, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809306484
• ISBN-13: 80
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces

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