The Owl and the Nightingale
$23.75
- Paperback
100 pages
- Release Date
21 November 2023
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DEREK WALCOTT PRIZE FOR POETRY
“It is the current Poet Laureate who has done the most to bring medieval poetry to contemporary audiences … in its own eccentric way, [The Owl and the Nightingale] is every bit as enticing as Gawain … it is arguably the greatest early Middle English poem we have.” - Prospect
“A graceful, elegant translation.” - The Guardian
Following his acclaimed translations of Sir Gawain and the Green …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571357307 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 057135730X |
| Author: | Simon Armitage |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 100 |
| Release Date: | 21 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 158mm x 205mm |
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Simon Armitage
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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