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Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

William Langland Professor John Burrow Christopher Tolkien Terence Tiller

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Everyman's Library
15 June 2001
The magnificent heritage of English poetry before Chaucer is often neglected because of difficulties with unfamiliar dialect. These translations reveal what we are missing if we ignore it. Piers Plowman belongs to the tradition of medieval allegory, but without any of the stuffiness that label suggests. It paints a vivid picture of everyday life in the 14th century with a vigour and detail which anticipates The Canterbury Tales. However, the jewel in the crown of Middle English verse is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, here presented in the classic version by JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings (currently being filmed). A wonderfully told story which combines suspense, fantasy, exquisite domestic detail and sensuality.
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Imprint:   Everyman's Library
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 211mm,  Width: 134mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   607g
ISBN:   9781857152241
ISBN 10:   1857152247
Series:   Everyman's Library CLASSICS
Pages:   400
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Burrow, now retired, was formerly Professor of Middle English Language and Literature in the University of Bristol. Terence Tiller, himself a poet, is ideally placed to convey the colloquial immediacy and spiritual intensity of Langland's verse. J R R Tolkien was Merton Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford 1945-59. Author of a number of works of criticism, he is most famous for two works of fiction - The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

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