Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Translated and Illustrated by
Michael Smith
"This book is a beautiful artefact in its own right ... a total Gawain experience for the contemporary reader"
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My illustrated translation of the Middle-English masterpiece, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, was published in 2018. Illustrated with my own linocut prints and featuring a host of background historical information, it is like a medieval manuscript for the modern age.
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Original illustrations from the book are available here.
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Summary of Contents
Introduction
The survival of the manuscript
Note on translation
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Glossaries
In search of Hautdesert
In search of the Green Chapel
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ISBN-10: 1783525606
ISBN-13: 978-1783525607
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About the publisher
Unbound is a crowdfunding publisher, with authors including the BBC presenter Jonathan Meades, the film director Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) and the Slade musician Dave Hill amongst many others.
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