Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Informationen zum Autor Dr J. J. Anderson is Honorary Research Fellow, formerly Senior Lecturer in English language, in the University of Manchester. His interests and publications are chiefly in the fields of medieval literature and early English drama. Klappentext SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT is one of the most important alliterative poems of Medieval literature Now a major film THE GREEN KNIGHT starring Dev Patel From the north-west midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight dates from the second half of the 14th century. Gawain, a knight in Arthur's court, takes up the challenge of the Green Knight, and cuts off his head. The Knight informs Gawain he will have his revenge. Journeying to the Knight's abode to receive his lot Gawain takes the hospitality of a Lord, and endures the advances of his wife. The Lord is the Green Knight and, when the time comes, merely nicks Gawain's neck for his infidelity and dishonour. Is Gawain a failure, or a hero? Vorwort SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT is one of the most important alliterative poems of Medieval literature Now a major film THE GREEN KNIGHT starring Dev Patel Zusammenfassung SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT is one of the most important alliterative poems of Medieval literatureNow a major film THE GREEN KNIGHT starring Dev Patel

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• Authors: J J Anderson, J. J. Anderson, J.J. Anderson, A.C. Cawley
• Assisted by: J. J. Anderson (Editor), J.J. Anderson (Editor), Anderson J. J. (Editor), J Anderson (Editor), J J Anderson (Editor)
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.06.1996
• EAN: 9780460875103
• ISBN: 978-0-460-87510-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Europe, Poetry, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, POETRY / Medieval, Classical texts, Literature & literary studies, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Myth & legend told as fiction, Ancient, classical and medieval texts