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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 4,950 Ratings and 153 Reviews

Book Description
A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for adults, full of life and colour; but it is also much more than this, being at the same time a powerful moral ... More
Book Information
PublisherPan Books
BindingPaperback (17 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages176
ISBN-100261102591
ISBN-13978-0261102590
Publication Date01/22/1996
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About J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) : J.R.R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, narrator, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of J.R.R. Tolki... more
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7/29/2010 Peter Stockwell said: I enjoyed this story of King Arthur, a challenge, a journey, a magnificent castle, an attempted seduction, a hunt and an unexpected ending. It awaits a British Wagner to become an opera.
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