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May 24, 2019
Laura
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From BBC radio 4:
Set in Arthurian Britain at Christmas time with the knights of the Round Table, whose festivities at Camelot are disrupted by the appearance of a green knight.
The stranger has come to lay down a challenge - a test of courage and heart which Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, accepts.
Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage's translation of the medieval verse romance is narrated by Ian McKellen.
Sir Gawain ...... Samuel West
The Green Knight/Sir Bertilak ...... David Fleeshman
Bertilak's wife ...more
Set in Arthurian Britain at Christmas time with the knights of the Round Table, whose festivities at Camelot are disrupted by the appearance of a green knight.
The stranger has come to lay down a challenge - a test of courage and heart which Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, accepts.
Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage's translation of the medieval verse romance is narrated by Ian McKellen.
Sir Gawain ...... Samuel West
The Green Knight/Sir Bertilak ...... David Fleeshman
Bertilak's wife ...more
Sir Gawain is the nephew of King Arthur and the youngest knight of his round table. This chivalric text comes from the 14th century and is one of the oldest books I have read. I am not knowledgeable of either the poetry of the time or the legend, but this reads well. It is charming and reader friendly.
Sep 18, 2015
lethe
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A couple of quotes:
Time races on, nothing remains unchanged;
Our endings are seldom welcome to our beginnings.
The year dwindles, all days are yesterdays.
(P. 38 and 39)
Time races on, nothing remains unchanged;
Our endings are seldom welcome to our beginnings.
The year dwindles, all days are yesterdays.
(P. 38 and 39)
This book is a wonderful retelling of the Medieval story. The vivid illustrations and curious tale captured my children attention completely. My 4-year-old constantly looked at the pictures in the book even when we were done reading it.
As we got further in to the story, I became concerned about the temptations that Sir Gawain encountered. It sparked many discussions with my children on chastity and how to deal with temptations. We compared Sir Gawain with Joseph of Egypt.
My understanding increas ...more
As we got further in to the story, I became concerned about the temptations that Sir Gawain encountered. It sparked many discussions with my children on chastity and how to deal with temptations. We compared Sir Gawain with Joseph of Egypt.
My understanding increas ...more
I first read this in 10th grade when I was not at all captivated by medieval life or its literature. Coming to this as an adult with a much better understanding of the complexity and nuance of medieval thought and a deeper appreciation of English language development made it worth revisiting. Armitage's rollicking alliterative translation made it a 5-star reading experience that I'm sure I'll come back to again.
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