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100 1 _aMorris, Richard,
_d1833-1894
245 1 0 _aEarly English Alliterative Poems :
_bin the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-10-19
508 _aLouise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Early English Alliterative Poems" by Richard Morris is a collection of medieval poetry written in the West-Midland Dialect of the 14th century. This volume includes significant works such as "The Pearl," "Cleanness," and "Patience," which emphasize moral and religious themes. The poems address profound subjects such as loss, purity, and the importance of patience in the face of adversity, providing a deep insight into the human experience as viewed through a medieval lens. The opening of the collection outlines the published poems found in a unique manuscript and highlights the scholarly efforts involved in their editing. It details the themes presented in the first poem, "The Pearl," which depicts a father's lament for the loss of his young daughter and explores his dreamlike journey toward understanding her presence in the afterlife. The introductory discussions set the stage for the subsequent poems, which engage with biblical narratives to illustrate the virtues of a righteous life. Through rich imagery and moral lessons, the poems aim to resonate with readers on both emotional and spiritual levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30282
999 _c71129
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