Sir gawain and the green knight audiobook by anonymous. Sir gawain and the green knight translation armitage. In 2007, simon armitage, who grew up near the gawain poets purported residence, published a. Sir gawain and the green knight is a late 14thcentury middle english chivalric romance. Charlton miner lewis version of gawayne and the green knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telling the story of the green knight s challenge to gawayne. Gawain, one of the knights of the round table, steps forward, takes the axe and beheads the green knight. Volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files back onto the net for free. Sir gawain and the green knight audible audiobook unabridged. One of the earliest great stories of english literature after. Sir gawain and the green knight simon armitage the. Sir gawain and the green knight audiobook by simon. His lecture as oxford professor of poetry about sir gawain and the green knght is available as a podcast here. It has a wonderful message and its a short, fun read.
The tale of sir gawain and the green knight is an arthurian legend about honor, chivalry, and loyalty. As if nothing happened the green knight picks up his head. A complete and unabridged recording of simon armitages hugely successful translation of sir gawain and the green knight, read by the author. Sir gawain and the green knight audiobook simon armitage. The famous middle english poem by an anonymous english poet is beautifully translated by fellow poet simon armitage in this edition. The virtuous gawain accepts and then decapitates the intruder with his own axe.
Simon armitage, bill wallis, blackstone audio, inc audible audiobooks. Middle english sir gawain and the green knight public domain audiobook at librivox various translations. When the mysterious green knight arrives unbidden at the round table one christmas, only gawain is brave enough to take up his challenge. The only caveat is that the seduction scene, while certainly not xrated, gets rather intense, so keep it away from little ears. Bbc radio 4s in our time discussed sir gawain and the green knight with guests laura ashe. Sir gawain and the green knight audible audio edition. Sir gawain and the green knight narrates in crystalline verse the strange tale of a green knight who rudely interrupts the round table festivities one yuletide, casting a pall of unease over the company and challenging one of their number to a wager. Simon armitages bbc documentary on sir gawain and the green knight is available on the bbc website. Editions of sir gawain and the green knight by unknown. Sir gawain and the green knight is a librivox recording librivox disclaimer. Listen to sir gawain and the green knight audiobook by simon armitage translator, narrated by simon armitage. Simon armitage is the awardwinning poet and translator of both sir gawain and the green knight and the death of king arthur, as well as several works of.
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