Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Papeback -
by Bernard O'Donoghue
- New
One of the greatest works of the Middle Ages, in a marvelous new verse translation
Composed in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is as beloved as it is venerable, combining the hallmarks of medieval romance-pageantry, chivalry, and courtly love-with the charm of fairy tales and heroic sagas.
When a mysterious green knight rides on horseback into King Arthur's court, interrupting a New Year's feast, he issues a challenge: if any of King Arthur's men can behead him and he survives, then a year later he is entitled to return the strike. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and decapitates the green knight, only to see him pick up his severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out to fulfill their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English masterpiece of magic, chivalry, and seduction.
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Details
- Title Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Author Bernard O'Donoghue
- Binding Papeback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books , London
- Date pp. 128
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6671282
- ISBN 9780140424539 / 0140424539
- Weight 0.22 lbs (0.10 kg)
- Dimensions 7.73 x 5.8 x 0.32 in (19.63 x 14.73 x 0.81 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: British
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Library of Congress subjects Knights and knighthood, Arthurian romances
- Dewey Decimal Code 821.1
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Summary
Composed in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is as beloved as it is venerable, combining the hallmarks of medieval romance—pageantry, chivalry, and courtly love—with the charm of fairy tales and heroic sagas.
When a mysterious green knight rides on horseback into King Arthur’s court, interrupting a New Year’s feast, he issues a challenge: if any of King Arthur’s men can behead him and he survives, then a year later he is entitled to return the strike. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and decapitates the green knight, only to see him pick up his severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out to fulfill their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English masterpiece of magic, chivalry, and seduction.
@GawainsWorld So listen here, some green man came to the hall and wants someone to cut his head off. Some sort of dare? Could be fun, right?
The deal is I cut off his head now, and he cuts off mine a year later. What a jester, doesn’t he know he’ll be dead?
This goblin fellow is totally dead.
All seemed fine until Ichabod Crane here fell to the floor, stood up, and picked up his head. His head, in his hands. In HIS HANDS!
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