Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight: The Quest - Brossura

Lahmann, Meredith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1410792811 ISBN 13: 9781410792815

Casa editrice: AuthorHouse, 2004

Riassunto

When the young Scottish prince,Sir Gawaine took his oath as a Knight of the Round Table, he had no way ofknowing how sorely his commitment to his vows would be tested. Then a GreenKnight comes to court with a daring challenge: a knight must try to sever thechallenger's head with an ax; but if he fails, the knight must come to theGreen Knight's Castle in a year and a day to submit to a return blow. While theveteran knights stand silent before the dare, Sir Gawaine steps forward toprevent King Arthur from doing so. In his long journey to face his enchantedadversary, Sir Gawaine will face loneliness, hardship, imprisonment, torture,death and damnation or lose his honor. As he bravely faces his ordeal alone, heis unaware that there is another knight trying to find the Green Knight beforeSir Gawaine can, his younger brother, Sir Geheris. As they cross the realmthrough the brutal cold of winter, Sir Gawaine is determined not to lose hishonor, but the volatile Sir Geheris is equally determined not to lose hisbrother.

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L'autore:

Meredith Lahmann has taught theArthurian legends for over twenty-two years. When textbooks began deleting thetales, she started teaching them through dramatic storytelling. It was thisexperience that led her to adapt Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight into anovel.Ms. Lahmann is a native NewYorker who has resided in northern California for the last thirteen years whereshe teaches high school English. She credits coming from an Irish Americanfamily for her love of storytelling.

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Book by Lahmann Meredith

Su questa edizione

• Editore: AuthorHouse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1410792811
• ISBN 13: 9781410792815
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 392