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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

Jessie Laidlay Weston
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This prose rendering of a poem from the late fourteenth century recounts an adventure undertaken by King Arthur's famous nephew, Sir Gawain. Brave and chivalrous, faithful to his word and ever-mindful of his honor, as well as others', Gawain represents the model of knightly grace. When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table assembly to issue a challenge, the gallant Gawain volunteers to do battle for his king. This parable blends paganistic elements and Christian ethics to celebrate the virtue of forgiveness, and it is frequently assigned to classes in literature and history because of its short length and its excellent representation of chivalric tradition. Unabridged republication of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose, originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1909.
Pages
66
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Dover Publications
Release
March 05, 2012

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

Jessie Laidlay Weston
3.8/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This prose rendering of a poem from the late fourteenth century recounts an adventure undertaken by King Arthur's famous nephew, Sir Gawain. Brave and chivalrous, faithful to his word and ever-mindful of his honor, as well as others', Gawain represents the model of knightly grace. When a gigantic stranger clad in green armor bursts in on the Round Table assembly to issue a challenge, the gallant Gawain volunteers to do battle for his king. This parable blends paganistic elements and Christian ethics to celebrate the virtue of forgiveness, and it is frequently assigned to classes in literature and history because of its short length and its excellent representation of chivalric tradition. Unabridged republication of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose, originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1909.
Pages
66
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Dover Publications
Release
March 05, 2012

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