Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo
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| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo | |
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| Author: J.R.R. Tolkien(translation) | |
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| Publisher: Grafton | |
| Released: September 1975 | |
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| Pages: 148 | |
| ISBN 0345277600 | |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo is a collection of three translations of Middle English texts by J.R.R. Tolkien, published posthumously.
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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, romance, and power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers, in this masterful and compelling new translation.
[edit] Sir Gawain
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a 1975 translation of the 14th century manuscript for which Tolkien made a scholarly edition with E.V. Gordon in 1925.
[edit] Adaptations
Though the translation was not published until 1975, the manuscript was adapted into a BBC radio play aired in December 1953, with a rerun in September 1954.
[edit] Pearl
Pearl is a late 14th century narrative poem, considered to be written by the author of Sir Gawain. This poet is usually known as either the "Pearl poet" or the "Gawain poet". In 1953, E.V. Gordon published his edition of this poem.
[edit] Sir Orfeo
Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English narrative poem. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king rescuing his wife from the fairy king. After J.R.R. Tolkien's death, Christopher Tolkien found an unfinished translation of Sir Orfeo and published
