Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Text and Critical Introduction

The book is virtually unique in providing:
a newly edited Middle English text;
interlinear translation;
section by section commentary;
contemporary illustrations.
Chapters on:
historical background;
the plot;
alliterative poetry;
sources and analogies;
an interpretation of the poem.

The author’s aim is to meet the needs of students up to undergraduate level, of their teachers, and of the general reader who wishes to experience,
enjoy and appreciate one of the great works of world literature.