The Pearlsong
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0674301463
ISBN-13
9780674301467
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
Harvard University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 8th, 2025
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
478 grams
Dimensions
14.40 x 21.70 x 2.30 cms
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The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, he falls asleep, forgetting his identity. This edition includes the original Syriac text, a Greek translation, a Greek homily version, and English translation.
The Pearlsong is an ancient poem that recounts the story of a Parthian prince sent by his parents on a mission to Egypt to retrieve a pearl from the clutches of a giant serpent. Along the way, the prince falls asleep and forgets his identity and mission. A letter from his parents awakens him, gives him a spell to put the serpent to sleep so he can retrieve the pearl, and then guides him home. The poem was originally composed in Syriac, translated into Greek, and later paraphrased in Greek again in a homily. These three texts are all published here with a parallel English translation on facing pages, accompanied by an introduction, commentary, and Syriac and Greek glossaries.
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