false 3049 31 King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are in the middle of a Christmas feast when a green-skinned knight offers them a simple but deadly challenge. A challenge the brave Sir Gawain quickly-and fatefully-accepts. Brilliantly translated by distiguished poet Burton Raffel, this is a lyrical, accessible version of one of the most beloved tales in Arthurian literature. 2954048 1390 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Signet Classics) total:4662|5:882|4:1580|3:1593|2:508|1:99| 4662 16624 5901 216 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 4 5 false Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 11 19:35:08 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:02:15 -0800 2008 1 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ever since I read Gillian Bradshaw's Hawk of May. I was reminded when I read Gawain and Lady Green by Anne Eliot Crompton. I loved both of these books. I loved the story of Sir Gawain. But somehow I didn't get to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight...more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 5 3 false Sat May 17 11:31:17 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 11:34:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 57631 0375709924 9780375709920 113 17 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170475346m/57631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57631.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 2 1 false Sun Apr 26 22:42:42 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 22:42:42 -0700 2009
I imagine if you’re interested in quests and bravery and peril this poem is pretty top notch.

Quests, bravery and peril are not my cup of tea.

I wanted more supernatural drama with the Green Knight and less courtship and hunting (though like a creep I...more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 5 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:25:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:26:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23613 0261102591 9780261102590 695 15 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167428401m/23613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23613.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 3 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Thu Jan 17 09:08:33 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 18:18:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 4 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 08:18:07 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 08:21:01 -0800 2007
What I particularly loved about Armitage's work is his devotion to alliteration throughout the work. As he explains in his preface, the Gawain poet was writing in a form tha...more...]]> 5206073 0393334155 9780393334159 12 2 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255753644m/5206073.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5206073.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 4 0 false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 19:14:02 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 19:29:25 -0800 2008
I very much enjoyed reading...more...]]> 75190 0921149921 9780921149927 58 9 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170873853m/75190.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75190.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_ 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Fri Dec 05 09:55:24 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 10:00:47 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 23613 0261102591 9780261102590 695 15 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167428401m/23613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23613.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 4 0 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 05:50:46 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 09:45:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3050 0140422951 9780140422955 347 16 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161975206m/3050.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3050.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 1 1 false Sun Aug 24 12:50:12 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 12:51:17 -0700 2008 3049 0451528182 9780451528186 2775 72 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161975206m/3049.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3049.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 2 1 false Tue Oct 16 16:02:56 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 16:05:17 -0700 2007 57631 0375709924 9780375709920 113 17 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170475346m/57631.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57631.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 3 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 16:57:23 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 16:59:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 260317 0140440925 9780140440928 185 20 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173220921m/260317.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/260317.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 3 0 false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 09:47:06 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 22:59:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 201735 0571223273 9780571223275 10 3 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172638612m/201735.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201735.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 5 0 false Thu May 21 10:44:37 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 06:31:46 -0700 2009 Simon Armitage does a great job here, good beat and some very good alliterative arrangements.
Some have criticised his use of anachronistic language. I didn't notic...more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 4 0 false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:17:45 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 21:15:39 -0800 2009
It's rollicking and maybe even a little Christma...more...]]> 3050 0140422951 9780140422955 347 16 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161975206m/3050.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3050.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 3 0 false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 18:49:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 12:51:58 -0700 2009
When I read my first epic poem (The Odyssey in a horrible prose translation, and only in excerpts, in high school), I remember the teacher telling us that epic poetry was, historically, meant to tell the stories that might inculcate the values of a nation into the people. In other words, an ep...more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 3 0 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 26 06:21:19 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 06 06:57:19 -0800 2009
I wish I could give a 4-star review, but the translation was lacking at points. At times, I f...more...]]> 201735 0571223273 9780571223275 10 3 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172638612m/201735.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201735.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 4 0 false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 19 15:00:49 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 02 01:03:14 -0700 2009
'And they danced and they sang til the sun went down
that day
Bu...more...]]> 1056805 0393060489 9780393060485 183 46 3.57 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180572036m/1056805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1056805.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_A_New_Verse_Translation 4 0 true Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:52:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 13:58:43 -0700 2008
While I have never read other translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, this one has to be one of the best. It just scans so very well. I refrain from giving it five stars simply because the story itself is so very bizarre wit...more...]]> 2230429 0451618483 9780451618481 12 2 3.57 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2230429.Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight 5 0 false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 10:57:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 10:57:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3137640