The Owl and the Nightingale by Simon Armitage Paperback Book

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A wonderfully energetic and ribald version of what has been called 'the greatest early Middle English poem we have.' (Prospect)

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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

Author Biography

Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, his collections of poetry include Seeing Stars (2010), The Unaccompanied (2017), Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic (2019), Magnetic Field (2020) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). He writes extensively for television and radio, and is the author of two novels and the non-fiction bestsellers All Points North (1998), Walking Home (2012) and Walking Away (2015). His theatre works include The Last Days of Troy, performed at Shakespeare's Globe in 2014. From 2015 to 2019, he served as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, and, in 2018, he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Simon Armitage is Poet Laureate.

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A wonderfully energetic and ribald version of what has been called 'the greatest early Middle English poem we have.' (Prospect)

Details ISBN0571382851 Author Simon Armitage Publisher Faber & Faber Edition Description Main Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780571382859 Format Paperback Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.92 Audience General Publication Date 2024-09-12 UK Release Date 2024-09-12 ISBN-10 0571382851 Pages 80 NZ Release Date 2024-12-02 We've got this

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