Pearl is a structurally complex mediaeval poem that combines narrative, allegory, dream vision, elegy, affirmation of Christian faith and meditation on grief. This recording is of Jessie Laidlay Weston’s translation from the Middle English.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Part I
05:08 - Chapter 2
Part II
04:35 - Chapter 3
Part III
04:42 - Chapter 4
Part IV
04:43 - Chapter 5
Part V
04:36 - Chapter 6
Part VI
04:39 - Chapter 7
Part VII
04:40 - Chapter 8
Part VIII
04:36 - Chapter 9
Part IX
04:38 - Chapter 10
Part X
04:39 - Chapter 11
Part XI
04:29 - Chapter 12
Part XII
04:29 - Chapter 13
Part XIII
04:42 - Chapter 14
Part XIV
04:38 - Chapter 15
Part XV
05:54 - Chapter 16
Part XVI
04:27 - Chapter 17
Part XVII
04:41 - Chapter 18
Part XVIII
04:52 - Chapter 19
Part XIX
04:43 - Chapter 20
Part XX
05:03