Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Facing Page Translation

by James Winny (Editor)

Genres: Poetry, Classics

170 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Gabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's astonishing how novel and exciting this story still feels seven hundred years later. The structure and the detail are really striking, if a little eccentric to modern tastes. The facing-page translation is the way to go, you get both the original language and the meaning. Plus this edition includes two other Gawain stories which are rarely anthologized.

[Isabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

As far as mid 1300’s texts go this was pretty good. Did think it was kinda fruity that Lord Bertilak made Gawain promise to give him everything he received that day and then made his wife try and seduce Gawain so that when Lord Bertilak went to receive his gifts Gawain was forced to kiss him “most lovingly”
like okaaaay Bertilak

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Hir body watz schort and thik/Hir buttokez balgh and brode…”

[Olivia Bauwens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for class- but it was interesting and well-written (and translated)!

[seth]

😴🥱😴🥱

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Okay, so bro was lowkey homosexual and polyamorous that he tricked Gawain into kissing him and his wife.

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10, i think to really appreciate this text you need to at least attempt the original middle english otherwise what are you doing and how will you know what bi bonkkez means