Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- ISBN-10
- 0763676977
- ISBN-13
- 9780763676971
- Series
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-02-10
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
Description
“Morpurgo's dramatic telling captures the vitality of the tale as well as its beauty and mystery.” — Booklist (starred review) Welcome to a medieval world full of sword fights and shape-shifting, monsters and magic, and timeless characters both gallant and wonderfully human. Written anonymously in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is retold in its entirety by Michael Morpurgo in a lively and accessible narration that captures all the tale’s drama and humor. Vivid illustrations by the celebrated Michael Foreman infuse this classic tale with dragons, swords, and medieval pageantry.
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