Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Informationen zum Autor Anonymous; Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Bernard O'Donoghue Klappentext The inspiration for the major motion picture  The Green Knight  starring Dev Patel. An early English poem of magic, chivalry and seduction  Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out and honour their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Gawain is among the greatest Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, this work describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, it is among the Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction.

Product details

• Authors: Anonymous, J.A. Burrow, Bernard O'Donoghue
• Assisted by: Bernard O'Donoghue (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.08.2006
• EAN: 9780140424539
• ISBN: 978-0-14-042453-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 196 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, POETRY / Medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Ancient, classical and medieval texts