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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. An unnamed narrator overhears a fiery verbal contest between the two eponymous birds, which moves entertainingly from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald and ridiculous. 'Arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have.' Prospect

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Publication: 12 Sep 2024, Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571382859
Extent: 80 pages

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The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage

    Shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for PoetryIn this 'graceful, elegant translation' (Guardian), Poet Laureate Simon Armitage communicates the energy... Read more

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      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. An unnamed narrator overhears a fiery verbal contest between the two eponymous birds, which moves entertainingly from the eloquent and philosophical to the ribald and ridiculous. 'Arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have.' Prospect

      Paperback
      Publication: 12 Sep 2024, Faber & Faber
      ISBN: 9780571382859
      Extent: 80 pages

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