Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Softcover

 
9780451528186: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Synopsis

The Green Knight, a mysteriously powerful creature, tests the honor and courage of King Arthur's youngest knight.

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About the Author

Burton Raffel is Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities Emeritus and Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His many translations include Cervantes's Don Quijote, Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel (winner of the 1991 French-American Foundation Translation Prize), Chrétien de Troyes's Arthurian Romances, Balzac's Père Goriot, and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. His translation of Beowulf has sold more than a million copies.

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