Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Wydawca: Signet Book Opis produktu THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE THE GREEN KNIGHT--STARRING DEV PATEL An epic poem of honor and bravery written by an anonymous fourteenth-century poet, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old English poems, including Beowulf. It is Christmas in Camelot, and a truly royal feast has been laid out for King Arthur and his knights. And though there is plenty of good cheer to go around, the festivities hardly begin before a monstrous, axe-wielding, green-skinned knight barges in. He has come to see the famous Knights of the Round Table and offer them a simple but deadly challenge--a challenge taken on by the brave Sir Gawain--a challenge that will force him to choose between his honor and his life.... Includes a Preface by Burton Raffel an Introduction by Brenda Webster and an Afterword by Neil D. Isaacs Specyfikacja SKU: SIGC003114122 EAN: 9780451531193 Waga: 91 g Author: Raffel, Burton Binding: Mass Market Paperbound Pages: 160 Publication Year: 2009 BISAC Category 1: POE005020 BISAC Category 2: POE022000 BISAC Category 3: POE014000