Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Subtitle: a verse translation
By: by Keith Harrison ; with an introduction and notes by Helen Cooper.
Contributors: Harrison, Keith.; Cooper, Helen, 1947-
Series: Oxford world's classics; Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Gawain (Legendary character) -- Romances; Knights and knighthood -- Poetry; Arthurian romances
Description: This new verse translation of one of the tales of the Arthurian cycle uses a modern alliterative pattern. The tale is based on two separate Celtic motifs of the Beheading & Exchange of Winnings, brought together by an anonymous 14th-century poet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xliii-xliv).