Pearl of Great Price: A Literary Translation of the Middle English Pearl - Paperback

by David Gould (Author)

The Middle English poem Pearl is an elegy on the death of a child, written to provide consolation for the loss of a loved one through Christian theology. This translation is accompanied by a reproduction of the poem in its original orthography and instructions on reading the manuscript hand.

Author Biography

David Gould has an A.B. in English and American literature from Brown University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut. He is currently an associate professor of English at the University of the Virgin Islands.