Author :
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 23,84 MB
Release : 2008-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393334155
One of the earliest great stories of English literature after ?Beowulf?, ?Sir Gawain? is the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who rudely interrupts King Arthur's Round Table festivities one Yuletide, challenging the knights to a wager. Simon Armitrage, one of Britain's leading poets, has produced an inventive and groundbreaking translation that " helps] liberate ?Gawain ?from academia" (?Sunday Telegraph?).
Author : R. A. Waldron
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780810103283
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 2014-12-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1621073963
Of all the old English stories, the tale of Gawain and the Green Knight has remained one of the most popular ever told; dozens of movies and books have used Gawain as inspiration. It's one of the most important books in the English language. If it's so great, why is it so hard to understand! BookCaps helps with this modern retelling of Gawain. If you have struggled in the past reading old English, then BookCaps can help you out. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
Author : John Gardner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 31,51 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0226283283
The classic tale of adventure, romance, and chivalry--now a major motion picture starring Dev Patel! The adventures and challenges of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew and a knight at the Round Table, including his duel with the mysterious Green Knight, are among the oldest and best known of Arthurian stories. Here the distinguished author and poet John Gardner has captured the humor, elegance, and richness of the original Middle English in flowing modern verse translations of this literary masterpiece. Besides the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this edition includes two allegorical poems, “Purity” and “Patience”; the beautiful dream allegory “Pearl”; and the miracle story “Saint Erkenwald,” all attributed to the same anonymous poet, a contemporary of Chaucer and an artist of the first rank. “Mr. Gardner has translated into modern English and edited a text of these five poems that could hardly be improved. . . . The entire work is preceded by a very fine and complete general introduction and a critical commentary on each poem.”—Library Journal
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Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 1900
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Author : James Winny
Publisher : Peterborough, Ont. : Broadview Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
This new edition of the poem offers the original text together with a facing-page translation. With the alliterative Middle English before the reader, James Winny provides a non-alliterative and sensitively literal rendering in modern English. This edition also provides an introduction, explanatory and textual notes, a further note on some words that present particular difficulties, and, in the appendices, two contemporary stories, The Feast of Bricriu and The Knight of the Sword which provide insight on the poem. --
Author : Alexander Pope
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 28,75 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1621075842
Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem is one of the greatest satires ever wrote. The essay is as hilarious today as it was hundreds of years ago...if you can understand it! If you have struggled in the past reading the satire, then BookCaps can help you out. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
Author : BookCaps
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1610427297
Hamlet is arguably one of the greatest plays ever written; it has been staged countless times, adapted into movies, and inspired thousands of artist--but let's face it..if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of Hamlet. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month. This book was last updated 2/18/12.
Author : Richard Morris
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 1864
Category : Arthurian romances
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 31,43 MB
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008393625
Contains stories from the age of chivalry, knights and holy quests.
