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'''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo''' is a collection of three translations of Middle English texts by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], published posthumously.
==Inside Flap==
==Inside Flap==
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, romance, and power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers, in this masterful and compelling new translation.
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, romance, and power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers, in this masterful and compelling new translation.
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'''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight''' is a [[1975]] translation of the 14th century manuscript for which Tolkien made a [[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (edition)|scholarly edition]] with [[E.V. Gordon]] in [[1925]].  
'''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight''' is a [[1975]] translation of the 14th century manuscript for which Tolkien made a [[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (edition)|scholarly edition]] with [[E.V. Gordon]] in [[1925]].  
===Adaptations===
===Adaptations===
Though the translation was not published until 1975, the manuscript was adapted into a BBC radio play aired in December [[1953]], with a rerun in September [[1954]].  
Though the translation was not published until 1975, the manuscript was adapted into a [[BBC]] radio play aired in December [[1953]], with a rerun in September [[1954]].  
==Pearl==
==Pearl==
'''Pearl''' is a late 14th century narrative poem, considered to be written by the author of Sir Gawain. This poet is usually known as either the "Pearl poet" or the "Gawain poet". In [[1953]], E.V. Gordon published his edition of this poem.
'''Pearl''' is a late 14th century narrative poem, considered to be written by the author of Sir Gawain. This poet is usually known as either the "Pearl poet" or the "Gawain poet". In [[1953]], E.V. Gordon published his edition of this poem.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight ''Sir Gawain'' at Wikipedia]
* [[wikipedia:Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight|''Sir Gawain'' at Wikipedia]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_(poem) ''Pearl'' at Wikipedia]
* [[wikipedia:Pearl_(poem)|''Pearl'' at Wikipedia]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Orfeo ''Sir Orfeo'' at Wikipedia]
* [[wikipedia:Sir_Orfeo|''Sir Orfeo'' at Wikipedia]]


[[Category:Books by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
[[Category:Books by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo
File:GawainPearlOrfeo.jpg
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien(translation)
PublisherGrafton
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Pages148
ISBN0345277600

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo is a collection of three translations of Middle English texts by J.R.R. Tolkien, published posthumously.

Inside Flap

SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, PEARL, and SIR ORFEO are masterpieces of a remote and exotic age--the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. Yet it is only in the unique artistry and imagination of J.R.R. Tolken that the language, romance, and power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers, in this masterful and compelling new translation.

Sir Gawain

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a 1975 translation of the 14th century manuscript for which Tolkien made a scholarly edition with E.V. Gordon in 1925.

Adaptations

Though the translation was not published until 1975, the manuscript was adapted into a BBC radio play aired in December 1953, with a rerun in September 1954.

Pearl

Pearl is a late 14th century narrative poem, considered to be written by the author of Sir Gawain. This poet is usually known as either the "Pearl poet" or the "Gawain poet". In 1953, E.V. Gordon published his edition of this poem.

Sir Orfeo

Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English narrative poem. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king rescuing his wife from the fairy king. After J.R.R. Tolkien's death, Christopher Tolkien found an unfinished translation of Sir Orfeo and published

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