{"product_id":"sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-and-sir-orfeo-9780358652977","title":"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePEARL\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eSIR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eORFEO\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THREE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS, WITH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's Christmas at Camelot and King Arthur won't begin to feast until he has witnessed a marvel of chivalry. A mysterious knight, green from head to toe, rides in and brings the court's wait to an end with an implausible challenge to the Round Table: he will allow any of the knights to strike him once, with a battle-axe no less, on the condition that he is allowed to return the blow a year hence. Arthur's brave favorite for the challenge is Sir Gawain... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accompanying \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e in this book are \u003ci\u003eSir Orfeo\u003c\/i\u003e, a medieval version of the story of Orpheus and Euridice, a love so strong that it overcame death, and \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e, the moving tale of a man in a graveyard mourning his baby daughter, lost like a pearl that slipped through his fingers. Worn out by grief, he falls asleep and dreams of meeting her in a bejewelled fantasy world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Interpreted in a form designed to appeal to the general reader, J.R.R. Tolkien's vivid translations of these classic poems represent the complete rhyme and alliterative schemes of the originals. This beautifully decorated text includes as a bonus the complete text of Tolkien's acclaimed lecture on Sir Gawain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358652977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367821422773,"sku":"9780358652977","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6a2d0a2d-07cc-4183-81af-bcc82736771c.jpg?v=1624983010","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-and-sir-orfeo-9780358652977","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}