{"product_id":"sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-and-sir-orfeo-a-collection-of-medieval-poems-translated-by-the-beloved-fantasy-author","title":"Sir Gawain And The Green Knight, Pearl, And Sir Orfeo: A Collection of Medieval Poems Translated by the Beloved Fantasy Author","description":"SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, AND SIR ORFEO\nTHREE MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POEMS, WITH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN\n\nIt’s Christmas at Camelot, the heart of Arthurian legend, 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…\n\nAccompanying Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in this book are Sir Orfeo, a medieval version of the story of Orpheus and Euridice, a love so strong that it overcame death, and Pearl, a moving tale and powerful Christian allegory about 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.\n\nInterpreted in a form designed to appeal to the general reader, J.R.R. Tolkien’s vivid translations of these classic medieval English poems represent the complete rhyme and alliterative verse of the originals. This beautifully decorated text includes as a bonus the complete text of Tolkien’s acclaimed lecture on Sir Gawain.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0358652979\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0358652979.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Tolkien, J.R.R.|Tolkien, Christopher\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338320248893,"sku":"BVV.0358652979.A","price":6.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0358652979-0.jpg?v=1783915909","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-and-sir-orfeo-a-collection-of-medieval-poems-translated-by-the-beloved-fantasy-author","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}