GOOD CONDITION
This sale is for a
vintage edition entitled “Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight,” a new translation by P. Stone, with an Introduction by
Brian Stone.
It was published
by Penguin Books Ltd., of Harmondsworth, Middlesex, is the 1959 FIRST PRINTING
in this English translation (stated) and is one of the wonderful vintage “The
Penguin Classics” series, edited by E. V. Rieu.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English alliterative
romance. It is one of the better-known Arthurian tales. Gawain (also called
Gwalchmei, Gawan, Gawaine, Gwaine, Gavan, Gavin, Gauvain, Walewein, Waweyn,
etc.) is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table who appears very
early in the Arthurian legend's development. He is one of a select number of
Round Table members to be referred to as the greatest knight, most notably in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
This book tells
the tale of two knights in the days of King Arthur and his round table, in a
modern English translation.
The contents
include:
·
Introduction
·
A Note
on the Translation
·
Sir
Gawain and the Green Knight
o
Part
One
o
Part
Two
o
Part
Three
o
Part
Four
·
Appendices
o
The
Manuscript
o
Theories
About the Poet
o
Sir
Gawain
o
King
Arthur
o
Camelot
o
The
Pentangle
o
Morgan
the Fay
o
Merlin
o
Extracts
from the Original Poem
The book measures
7.1 inches x 4.5 inches and has 144 pages.
The book is in
good, used but generally neat condition for a softback of its age, with creasing
and a tiny tear to the rear cover. There
are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the
book. The binding is used but still good,
with no loose or missing pages.
A good copy of
this vintage edition.
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