The fourteenth-century legend of Sir Gawain and his battle with the Green Knight continues to seize the imagination of readers today. Jessie L. Weston’s translation of this famous poem into modern prose recaptures the heroic adventures of Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew, and perfectly characterizes the knight’s bravery, chivalry, and honor.
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Jessie Laidlay Weston (1850–1928) was a scholar and folklorist whose work focused primarily on Arthurian legends, as well as medieval translations. Her best-known book is From Ritual to Romance, a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship exploring the origins of the Grail legend. It was awarded the Crawshay Prize upon publication in 1920.
язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● страницы 116 ● ISBN 9781411446823 ● Размер файла 0.1 MB ● Возраст 99-17 лет ● издатель Barnes & Noble ● опубликованный 2011 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 5863342 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM
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