A classic example of medieval literature SUMMARY: SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, rom
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
โ Scribed by Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
A classic example of medieval literature
### Review "Quite simply the best edition there is!"--Nancy P. Stork, Stanford University ### From the Back Cover The study of _Sir Gawain_ , the finest of all the English medieval romances, was signally advanced by the publication in 1925 of the edition by the late Professors Tolkien and Gordon
### Review '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