Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation by Unknown, Simon Armitage

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A New Verse Translation

Unknown, Simon Armitage

198 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced

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"Following in the tradition of Ted Hughes, Marie Boroff, and J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage, one of England's leading poets, has produced an inventive translation of this Arthurian epic that resounds with both clarity and verve. As England's Sun...

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adventurous 94%
mysterious 44%
reflective 20%
challenging 19%
funny 19%
lighthearted 18%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
dark 9%
hopeful 6%
emotional 5%
informative 4%
relaxing 2%

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fast 38%
slow 12%

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