{"product_id":"sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-paperback","title":"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard O'Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBernard O'Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eThe Green Knight \u003c\/i\u003estarring Dev Patel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn early English poem of magic, chivalry and seduction  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out and honour their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Gawain is among the greatest Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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 contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe know the \"\u003cb\u003eGawain Poet\u003c\/b\u003e\" was a contemporary of Geofrey Chaucer's. He appears to have been the author of \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePatience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCleanness\u003c\/i\u003e; \"he\" may also have composed \u003ci\u003eSaint Erkenwald\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bernard O'Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow in English at Wadham College and a noted Irish poet.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 7.73 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753705111840,"sku":"9780140424539","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aac8d662574e9cb49a7fedff1bdcbf83.webp?v=1780025916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}