Sir Gawain & The Green Knight

In paperback for the first time, W. S. Merwin's magnificent translation of the classic Arthurian tale, in which the young Sir Gawain rises triumphantly to the dark challenge of the mysterious Green Knight, succumbing, in the process, to the weakness that will forever mark Arthur's court. Funny, raucous, erotic, violent, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the great works of enchantment, myth, and poetry. In a translation that captures the pace and power of the original, Merwin gives this 14th-century masterpiece its rightful place in the literature of our own time.