Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - J. R. R. Tolkien by Unknown, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, E.V. Gordon
A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. 1975 J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust; (p)1997 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK Critic Reviews The introduction to Gawain is a little masterpiece. (Times Higher Educational Supplement) This magnificent Arthurian tale of love, sex, honour, social tact, personal integrity and folk-magic is one of the greatest and most approachable narrative poems in the language. Tolkiens version makes it come triumphantly alive, a moving and consoling elegy. (Birmingham Post)
Poetry
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - J. R. R. Tolkien
Unknown, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, E.V. Gordon
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Category: Poetry
Tags: Poetry, Literature
A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. 1975 J.R.R. Tolkien Copyright Trust; (p)1997 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK Critic Reviews The introduction to Gawain is a little masterpiece. (Times Higher Educational Supplement) This magnificent Arthurian tale of love, sex, honour, social tact, personal integrity and folk-magic is one of the greatest and most approachable narrative poems in the language. Tolkiens version makes it come triumphantly alive, a moving and consoling elegy. (Birmingham Post)
