Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983) - Folio Society edition

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983)

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983) - Folio Society edition
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983)
Folio Society
Poetry & Plays

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983)

Edition year 1983
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Virgil Burnett
Translator Keith Harrison
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 100
Dimensions 25.1 × 15.8 cm

Edition details

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated and with an introduction by Keith Harrison, five leaves of two-colour lithographs by Virgil Burnett. Full green canvas with an armorial design in brown, endleaves with an illustration in pale brown and black by Burnett. Dark brown slipcase. 25.1 x 15.8 cm. 100 pp.

About the book

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the finest surviving works of medieval English literature. The story begins during a Christmas celebration at King Arthur's court when a mysterious Green Knight challenges any knight present to strike him with an axe, provided that he may return the blow one year later. Sir Gawain accepts the challenge and soon finds himself on a dangerous journey to honour his promise. Along the way his courage, honesty and loyalty are tested. Combining Arthurian adventure with supernatural mystery, the poem explores honour, temptation, chivalry and the difference between ideal virtue and human weakness.

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