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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Bibliographical Details:
Title: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - a retelling of the fourteenth century alliterative masterpiece
Author & Illustrator: Michael Smith
Published by Unbound, July 2018
Hardcover, ISBN 978-1-78352-560-7
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - blog posts
The story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has enchanted readers and scholars since Sir Frederic Madden published his edition for the Bannatyne Club in 1839.
Since then numerous editions of the poem have been published and scholarship continues to be challenged by the multi-layered themes of the poem. My blog reflects the continuing work into this most enigmatic of fourteenth century Middle-English romances. Click on any of the blog posts below to read more.
