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The Alliterative Morte Arthure: The Owl and the Nightingale, and Five Other Middle English Poems in a Modernized Version with Comments on the Poems and Notes
The Alliterative Morte Arthure The Owl and the Nightingale and Five Other Middle English Poems in a Modernized Version with Comments on the Poems and Notes Author:John Gardner Seven classic Middle English poems in modernized verse ("generally preserving the original meter, alliteration, and vigor") by John Gardner, the well-known author of "Grendel" and "The Life and Times of Chaucer", as well as other novels, volumes of short stories, and numerous manuals of the art and skill of writing.... more » In addition to the two poems named in the title, the book includes "Winner and Waster", "The Parliament of the Three Ages", "Summer Sunday", "The Debate of Body and Soul", and "The Thrush and the Nightingale", as well as the author's preface and comments on each poem and his explanatory notes.« less