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Original Title:	Gawayn and þe Grene Knyȝt
ISBN:	0451528182 (ISBN13: 9780451528186)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Morgan le Fay, Sir Gawain, Sir Bertilak de Haute Desert, King Arthur
Setting:	Camelot
Literary Awards:	Harold Morton Landon Translation Award (2003)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 144 pages

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Title	:	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Author	:	Unknown
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 144 pages
Published	:	November 2001 by Signet Classics (first published 1397)
Categories	:	Classics. Poetry. Fantasy. Fiction. Historical. Medieval. Mythology. Arthurian

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Contains the greatest "OH FUCK" moment in medieval literature! Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - listed here as written by Unknown, though I believe it may have been penned by that prolific Greek author Anonymous - is a classic tale from Arthurian legend in which the code of honor attributed to chivalry is heavily ensconced. There are many interpretations of the poem's meaning, and historically speaking it's often dependent on the reader's bias. For instance, Christians latched on to the sex aspect and pagans saw a Green Man parallel. Me? I just see it as damn good fun, just as I'll wager the eagerly listening common folk heard it told by their smoky peat fires so many hundreds of years ago.

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Ratings: 3.7 From 50806 Users | 1622 Reviews

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Its always puzzling to know what to do with a book subtitled A New Verse Translation. Its all very well for the moment, of course, but what about in a few years? When the translation is no longer new, will it need a new title? I have similar reservations about terms like postmodern. What comes after it? Post-postmodern? And is modernism now called pre-postmodernism?All of which doesnt seem strictly relevant, except that I cant help feeling that theres something slightly self-conscious about

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Perhaps my favorite Arthurian classic so far. Loved the alliterative verse and the beautiful descriptions of seasons - the conflicting ideas centered on chivalry, courtship, religion, etc. all made the reading much more intellectually stimulating. Not to mention that the ending throws in a wedge that forces one to evaluate the overall theme of the poem, or whether a unifying theme exists at all. Highly recommended for those interested in British literature and for those who want to give it a

Contains the greatest "OH FUCK" moment in medieval literature!Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - listed here as written by Unknown, though I believe it may have been penned by that prolific Greek author Anonymous - is a classic tale from Arthurian legend in which the code of honor attributed to chivalry is heavily ensconced. There are many interpretations of the poem's meaning, and historically speaking it's often dependent on the reader's bias. For instance, Christians latched on to the sex

Thoroughly enjoyed the rousing tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This surprisingly readable story has something for even the most jaded reader. Well worth a look at.

A foundational legend that has influenced many other works. One of the best examinations of what chivalry was meant to represent...and for that reason a very important work.

One of the best of the 'classic' Arthurian tales. Gawain is presented a bit differently here from many of the other ones. Usually he's a bit of a braggart and kind of a jerk, especially to women, but here he is presented as the perfect exemplar of courtoisie. He's also a bit young and still untried, so maybe that explains it for those who want to be able to have a grand unified theory of Arthuriana. Anyway, you probably all know the story: Arthur is about to have a New Year's feast, but