Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : in prose and poetry /
"When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table to issue a challenge, gallant Sir Gawain volunteers to do battle for his uncle, King Arthur. This edition presents the legendary tale in two forms: as a poem and in a prose translation. This work from the late fourteenth...
| Uniform Title: | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Mineola, New York :
Dover Publications, Inc.,
2018.
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| Edition: | Dover Thrift Edition. |
| Series: | Dover thrift editions.
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| Summary: | "When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table to issue a challenge, gallant Sir Gawain volunteers to do battle for his uncle, King Arthur. This edition presents the legendary tale in two forms: as a poem and in a prose translation. This work from the late fourteenth century or earlier blends paganistic elements with Christian ethics to celebrate the virtue of forgiveness, forming a classic example of the chivalric tradition"-- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 128 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780486824437 0486824438 |