A classic of early English literature, by an anonymous poet from the time of Chaucer Although the date of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is uncertain, and we know nothing about the author, its composition is roughly contemporary with Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in the latter part of the fourteenth century. It is a remarkably subtle and accomplished poem, in which the hero's knightly virtues of courage, courtesy and fidelity are put to the test in a strange adventure involving a huge green knight on a green horse, a winter journey, a lady in a mysterious castle...
A classic of early English literature, by an anonymous poet from the time of Chaucer Although the date of Sir Gawain and the Green Knig...
Be prepared to perform what you promised, Gawain; Seek faithfully till you find me
A New Year s feast at King Arthur s court is interrupted by the appearance of a gigantic Green Knight, resplendent on horseback. He challenges any one of Arthur s men to behead him, provided that if he survives he can return the blow a year later. Sir Gawain accepts the challenge and decapitates the knight but the mysterious warrior cheats death and vanishes, bearing his head with him. The following winter Gawain sets out to find the Knight in the wild Northern lands and to keep his side of the bargain....
Be prepared to perform what you promised, Gawain; Seek faithfully till you find me
A New Year s feast at King Arthur s court is interrupted by ...
Short narrative poems, religious and secular lyrics, and moral, political, and comic verses are all included in this comprehensive collection of works from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and...
Short narrative poems, religious and secular lyrics, and moral, political, and comic verses are all included in this comprehensive collection of works...
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Spanning Chaucer's working life, these four poems build on the medieval convention of love visions' - poems inspired by dreams, woven into rich allego...
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Focussing on occurrences of unstable vibrations, or Chatter, in machine tools, this book gives important insights into how to eliminate chatter wit...
