The Owl and the Nightingale

A New Verse Translation

Autori

• Simon Armitage

Parametri

• 144 pagine
• 6 ore di lettura

• Animali
• Narrativa
• Natura, animali
• Poesia
• Storia

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The narrative features a lively debate between an owl and a nightingale, tackling timeless themes like love, marriage, and identity while reflecting on cultural and class distinctions. Scholars interpret the poem as both a commentary on debate traditions and a reflection on human-animal differences. Simon Armitage's translation employs full rhyming couplets in iambic octameter and is accompanied by a facing-page translation and an insightful introduction, making this early Middle English work accessible and relevant to modern readers.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2022

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