The Pearl

Sophie Jewett's modern English version of 'The Pearl' makes this important Middle English poem accessible to modern readers. The dream vision, written in a North-West Midlands Middle English with elements of allegory, follows a grieving father who encounters the Pearl-maiden, a beautiful woman who imparts Christian doctrine and reveals an image of the Heavenly City. Though the Dreamer awakens before crossing the stream, the poem's profound exploration of spirituality and the afterlife continues to captivate readers today.