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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