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Jessie L. Weston
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold in Modern Prose

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The fourteenth-century legend of Sir Gawain and his battle with the Green Knight continues to seize the imagination of readers today. Jessie L. Weston’s translation of this famous poem into modern prose recaptures the heroic adventures of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew, and perfectly characterizes the knight’s bravery, chivalry, and honor.

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Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was a scholar and folklorist whose work focused primarily on Arthurian legends, as well as medieval translations. Her best-known book is From Ritual to Romance, a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship exploring the origins of the Grail legend. It was awarded the Crawshay Prize upon publication in 1920.

Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 116 ● ISBN 9781411446823 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.1 MB ● Edad 99-17 años ● Editorial Barnes & Noble ● Publicado 2011 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5863342 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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