Sir gawain and the green knight - simon armitage

Following in the tradition of Seamus Heaneys reworking of Beowulf, Armitage, one of Englands leading poets, has produced a virtuoso new translation of the 600-year-old Arthurian story with both clarity and verve.

One of the earliest great stories of English literature after ?Beowulf?, ?Sir Gawain? is the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who rudely interrupts King Arthurs Round Table festivities one Yuletide, challenging the knights to a wager.

Simon Armitrage, one of Britains leading poets, has produced an inventive and groundbreaking translation that helps] liberate ?Gawain ?from academia (?Sunday Telegraph?).