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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Collins Classics) - (Paperback)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Collins Classics) - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.</p><p>A green horse great and tall;<br/>A steed full stiff to guide, <br/>In broidered bridle all<br/>He worthily bestrides</p><p>Dating from around 1400 and composed by an anonymous writer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first translated and published almost 200 years ago. Its epic nature has not been dimmed by time: the classic story of a knight on a green steed challenging Sir Gawain to a monumental wager, it is a strange tale full of decapitations, seduction and magic.</p><p>Soon to be brought to the big screen, Sir Gawain is one of the earliest great stories of English literature.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A green horse great and tall;<br/>A steed full stiff to guide, <br/>In broidered bridle all<br/>He worthily bestrides</p><p>Dating from around 1400 and composed by an anonymous writer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first translated and published almost 200 years ago. Its epic nature has not been dimmed by time: the classic story of a knight on a green steed challenging Sir Gawain to a monumental wager, it is a strange tale full of decapitations, seduction and magic. </p><p>Soon to be brought to life in The Green Knight, a 2021 film starring Dev Patel, Sir Gawain is one of the earliest great stories of English literature.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850-1928) was an English independent scholar, medievalist and folklorist, working mainly on mediaeval Arthurian texts.</p>

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