02284cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500860014426400510023030000470028133600260032833700260035433800360038050000310041650801120044752012500055953400450180965300680185485600430192299900170196513211UtSlPG20260610133319.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aJewett, Sophie,d1861-190914aThe Pearl :bA Middle English Poem, A Modern Version in the Metre of the Original 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-08-18  aProduced by David Starner, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Team  a"The Pearl" by Sophie Jewett is a modern rendition of a Middle English poem originally written during the latter half of the 14th century. This lyrical and elegiac poem tells the story of a grieving father lamenting the loss of his young daughter, symbolically represented as a precious pearl. The translation seeks to preserve the intricate stanzaic form and the alliterative style characteristic of the original text while making it accessible to contemporary readers.   In the narrative, the speaker reflects on the deep sorrow and longing he feels after losing his daughter, whom he idealizes as the epitome of beauty and virtue, akin to a flawless pearl. As he mourns, he experiences a dream-like vision in which he encounters his daughter in a paradisiacal realm, filled with breathtaking landscapes and divine joy. The daughter, now a radiant figure, reassures him that her essence remains close, even as she resides in a heavenly state free from earthly sorrow and sin. Through this interaction, themes of love, loss, redemption, and the journey towards spiritual understanding emerge, culminating in a poignant exploration of the relationship between earthly experiences and celestial hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChristian poetry, English (Middle) -- Translations into English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13211  c54601d54601