Description
| Product ID: | 9780486824437 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Thrift Editions |
| Title: | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: in Poetry and Prose |
| Authors: | Author: Jessiel. Weston |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In this classic example of the chivalric tradition, a stranger in green armor issues a challenge to the knights of the Round Table and Sir Gawain volunteers to do battle for his uncle, King Arthur. Includes the original poem and a prose translation. When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table to issue a challenge, gallant Sir Gawain volunteers to do battle for his uncle, King Arthur. This edition presents the legendary tale in two forms: as a poem and in a prose translation. This work from the late fourteenth century or earlier blends paganistic elements with Christian ethics to celebrate the virtue of forgiveness, forming a classic example of the chivalric tradition. |
| Imprint Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Publisher Name: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-08-31 |
