Sir Gawain & the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation

ISBN-10: 1852246340
ISBN-13: 9781852246341
Category: Literary Criticism / Medieval
Pages: 171
Language: English
Published: 2003
Publisher: Bloodaxe
Author: William Stanley Merwin

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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight is a classic Arthurian tale of enchantment, adventure and romance. This splendid new translation - by one of the world's leading poets - has already been acclaimed in America. Modern and Middle English parallel text edition.

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