Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A Norton Critical Edition

264 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This Norton Critical Edition includes:- Marie Borroff's acclaimed verse translation, marginal glosses and explanatory footnotes.- Laura L. Howes's full introduction along with Borroff's seminal essay, "The Metrical Forms" as well as her "Translator's Note".- For comparative study and classroom discussion, two French tales of Sir Gawain, four selections from the original Middle English poem and a passage from the Alliterative Morte Arthure.- Nine critical essays on the poem's central themes, four of them new to the Second Edition.- A chronology and a selected bibliography.About the SeriesRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand, analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

• Reihe: Norton Critical Editions
• Themen: Belletristik Fantasyliteratur
• ISBN: 9780393532463
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.06.2021
• Größe: 211 x 128 mm
• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Herausgegeben von: Laura L. Howes
• Übersetzung: Marie Borroff