Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Michael Smith:
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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 a very special book.
Order your unique collector's edition of Gawain here!
The book is available in two types: a trade hard copy (available through most booksellers) and a de luxe collector's edition, which is only available through me. The collector's edition includes:
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unique book jacket with exquisite design treatment
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higher quality paper than bookshop edition
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bound-in ribbon bookmark
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ribbons at top and bottom of spine
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an embossed pentangle on the boards underneath the jacket!
You can also buy some of the original illustrations from the book here.
Summary of Contents
Introduction
The survival of the manuscript
Note on translation
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:
Fitt 1
Fitt 2
Fitt 3
Fitt 4
Glossaries
In search of Hautdesert
In search of the Green Chapel
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.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - a new translation with a profusion of linocut illustrations and supporting historical information - was published in 2018. Order a signed and dedicated copy here
