Complete works of the Gawain-Poet. In a Modern English version with a critical introduction . Woodcuts by Fritz Kredel

Gardner, John

Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, 1965

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First edition, large 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 347, [1]; title page in red and black; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. The Gawain Poet, a contemporary of Chaucer, Gower, and Langland, was the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, "an alliterative poem written in 14th-century Middle English. Its author appears also to have written the poems Pearl, Patience, and Cleanness; some scholars suggest the author may also have composed Saint Erkenwald. Save for the last (found in BL-MS Harley 2250), all these works are known from a single surviving manuscript, the British Library holding 'Cotton MS' Nero A.x. MS Nero A X. This body of work includes some of the most highly-regarded poetry written in Middle English" (Wikipedia).

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• Title: Complete works of the Gawain-Poet. In a Modern English version with a critical introduction . Woodcuts by Fritz Kredel
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London
• Publication Date: 1965
• Edition: 1st Edition
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