Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
In Prose and Poetry
While the knights of King Arthur's Round Table are toasting the new year, a colossal stranger clad in green armor bursts in to deliver a formidable challenge: Any of them may strike off the intruder's head as long as he is prepared to receive a similar blow from the Green Knight in one year. Of all the gallant knights in the assembly, only Sir Gawain—brave, gallant, and true to his word—is willing to answer the dare. So begins this gem of medieval English literature, which traces Gawain's adventures as he endeavors to fulfill his pledge.Dating from the late fourteenth century or earlier, the story blends paganistic elements with Christian eth…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-486-83326-2
- EAN: 0800759833269
- Produktnummer: 27886045
- Verlag: Guilford Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'607 KB
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Translated by Jessie L. Weston
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