{"product_id":"2026200016151-secondhand-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight","title":"Sir Gawain And The Green Knight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the crown jewels of Middle English literature — a breathtaking Arthurian romance in which a mysterious emerald-skinned knight rides into King Arthur's court on New Year's Day and issues a deadly beheading challenge that only the noble Sir Gawain dares to accept. Set against the chivalric grandeur of Camelot and the wild, frost-bitten landscapes of medieval England, the poem chronicles Gawain's epic journey to honour his pledge, testing his courage, loyalty, and virtue at every turn. Written in the late 14th century by an anonymous poet of remarkable skill, the narrative unfolds with a taut, suspenseful energy, blending courtly ceremony with supernatural menace in a way that feels startlingly vivid even today.\n\nThe poem stands as a masterwork of alliterative verse, drawing on the rich traditions of Arthurian legend while pushing them toward a more psychologically nuanced examination of honour and human frailty. Its unknown author — often grouped with the so-called Gawain Poet — constructs a world where games of honour carry mortal consequences and where the line between test and trap is devastatingly thin. This Penguin Classics edition makes this essential medieval text accessible to modern readers, and its closing revelation continues to haunt long after the final line is read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342776672475,"sku":"2026200016151-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/44b7b592-254e-41f8-b1ce-74268d08d1b5.png?v=1790049220","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016151-secondhand-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}