Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Softcover

Armitage, Simon

3.76

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9780571223299: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057122329X ISBN 13: 9780571223299

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2008

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Rediscovered only 200 years ago, and published for the first time in 1839, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the earliest great stories of English literature. It narrates in crystalline verse the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who challenges the virtuous Gawain to a wager, resulting in a fantastical quest. Simon Armitage's new version is meticulously responsible to the tact and sophistication of the original, but is utterly deserving of being read as an original new poem. It is as if, six hundred years apart, two northern poets set out on a journey through the same mesmeric landscapes - acoustic, physical and metaphorical.

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Review:

'Armitage rises to the challenge of translating this mysterious tale of chivalry, supernatural forces and seduction.' -- Sunday Times

'Crisp, fun and true to its original alliterative rhythm.' -- Sunday Herald

'It might even be the best translation of any poem I've ever seen.' -- Nicholas Lezard, Guardian Paperback Choice of the Week

'With deceptively simple lyricism and energy the poem sings from the page.'
-- Observer

Book Description:

Simon Armitage's thrilling and accessible translation of a medieval poem is now available in a beautiful paperback edition.

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