Pearl (Weston translation)
The Gawain Poet
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Length 1 h 35 min
Chapters 20
First published 1912
Pearl is a structurally complex mediaeval poem that combines narrative, allegory, dream vision, elegy, affirmation of Christian faith and meditation on grief. This recording is of Jessie Laidlay Weston’s translation from the Middle English.
Chapters
1
Part I Read by Newgatenovelist
5:08
2
Part II Read by Newgatenovelist
4:35
3
Part III Read by Newgatenovelist
4:42
4
Part IV Read by Newgatenovelist
4:43
5
Part V Read by Newgatenovelist
4:36
6
Part VI Read by Newgatenovelist
4:39
7
Part VII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:40
8
Part VIII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:36
9
Part IX Read by Newgatenovelist
4:38
10
Part X Read by Newgatenovelist
4:39
11
Part XI Read by Newgatenovelist
4:29
12
Part XII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:29
13
Part XIII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:42
14
Part XIV Read by Newgatenovelist
4:38
15
Part XV Read by Newgatenovelist
5:54
16
Part XVI Read by Newgatenovelist
4:27
17
Part XVII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:41
18
Part XVIII Read by Newgatenovelist
4:52
19
Part XIX Read by Newgatenovelist
4:43
20
Part XX Read by Newgatenovelist
5:03
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