Sir Gawain And The Green Knight/Pearl/Cleanness/Patience

Name: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight/Pearl/Cleanness/Patience
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a 14th-century poem from the north-west midlands, follows Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's court. After beheading the mysterious Green Knight as part of a challenge, Gawain must face the consequences one year later. He embarks on a journey to the Green Knight's abode, where he is graciously hosted by a Lord and tested by the Lord's wife. When the moment of judgment arrives, Gawain receives only a slight wound, raising questions about honour, integrity, and the true nature of heroism.
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This collection appeals to readers interested in medieval literature, Arthurian legends, and classic poetry exploring themes of chivalry, honour, and human imperfection.

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

Key medieval text for University courses. A-level set text (London). Heavily revised Crawley/Anderson edition, with new marginal glosses, footnotes and endnotes. Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes. Editor presents the latest Gawain scholarship in an introduction and notes of four poems, and suggestions for further reading.

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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?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780460875103

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 June 1996

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Contributors:

Edited by J. J. Anderson
Edited by Dr J. J. Anderson

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 131.0mm

Weight: 244g

Pages: 352

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

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.