Armitage, S

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation

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ISBN 13:: 9780393334159
author:: Armitage, S
format:: Paperback
publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2009
Pages:: 208
Dimensions:: 140mm X 211mm
Genre:: Literature: Texts
Condition:: New
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance, a gripping morality tale, and a weird thriller, all woven together in a single, compelling narrative. Simon Armitage's inventive translation brings this ancient story to life, presenting a fresh and accessible version of a founding tale of English literature. The story begins with a mysterious interruption at Camelot's Round Table, where a green knight on a green horse challenges one of the guests to a wager. The virtuous Gawain accepts, and the tale unfolds into a winter journey, a seduction scene, a dire challenge, and a drama of enigmatic reward. This Arthurian epic, preserved on a single surviving manuscript, has been rediscovered and reimagined by Armitage, who has successfully balanced clarity and spirit in his translation. With facing original text and a note by Harvard scholar James Simpson, this edition offers a meticulously responsible and ambitious new poem that is both true to the sophistication of the original and a standalone work of literature.

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