Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000H4VWI8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 165 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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HarperCollins UK Audio Classics presents abridged and unabridged readings of the world's favorite literary masterpieces. Among the distinguished readers are Christopher Lee, Derek Jacobi, Simon Callow, Linus Roache, Elizabeth McGovern, Terry Jones, Peter Firth, and Rufus Sewell. Each package of cassettes in the Audio Classics series is beautifully packaged and shrink-wrapped.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. . He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-ea
"The Dark Middle Ages and all that." according to Jan Dierckx. The author of this little masterpiece is unknown. This story - or 'romance' if you like - was found in a little manuscript that was written in c.1The Dark Middle Ages and all that. The author of this little masterpiece is unknown. This story - or 'romance' if you like - was found in a little manuscript that was written in c.1380. There are three other stories in that manuscript presumably by the same author.King Arthur, his wife Guinevere, and the Knights of The Round Table are celebrating Christmas and New Year at the famous castle 'Camelot'. One evening a huge knight on horseback bursts into the Hall during dinner, brandishing a large and fearsome battle-axe. Everything abo. 80. There are three other stories in that manuscript presumably by the same author.King Arthur, his wife Guinevere, and the Knights of The Round Table are celebrating Christmas and New Year at the famous castle 'Camelot'. One evening a huge knight on horseback bursts into the Hall during dinner, brandishing a large and fearsome battle-axe. Everything abo. Vernon Fuestonv I read this after taking a course on medieval history because it was mentioned, expecting to suffer through it. It was wonderfully descriptive. Be prepared to get caught up in what once was the rage of Europe, chivalric romance, as long as you will allow yourself to go with the flow and slip back 700 years to another time and another way of thinking and living. Tough reading for those who have not flexed their literary muscles on Shakespeare, etc, but not impossible.. "One of my favs" according to Caitlin. Gawain and the Green Knight is one of my favorite Arthurian Legends. This version has Middle English and Modern English translations side-by-side, which is loads of fun to follow. Let's just say this copy is well read.
`The introduction to Gawain is a little masterpiece.'Times Higher Educational Supplement `This magnificent Arthurian tale of love, sex, honour, social tact, personal integrity and folk-magic is one of the greatest and most approachable narrative poems in the language. Tolkien's version makes it come triumphantly alive, a moving and consoling elegy.'Birmingham Post