A mysterious knight all in green arrives at King Arthur's court and issues a bizarre challenge. Gawain answers the knight but at what cost? This new translation keeps all the poetic power of the original's extraordinary alliteration. In doing so it brings the saga vividly to life, and in a manner that demands to be heard. One of the greatest stories of English literature from any period, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a magical medieval combination of the epic and the uncanny.
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In this Middle English romance, written by an unknown poet in the 14th century, Sir Gawain is challenged by a mysterious visitor to King Arthur's court, setting in motion a series of adventures. The original poem is written in a dialect of northwest England, and there is a hint of that region (almost certainly unintentional) in Jasper Britton's accent during his entertaining narration of this modern translation. Poetry of this period is alliterative, relying on the repetition of initial word sounds rather than rhyme, and this verse form can be cloying to modern ears. But Britton is entirely comfortable with the technique, and he captures the rhythm of the lines without overemphasizing the alliteration. D.B. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
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