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BL
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| Record Number
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623309
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dltt
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| Uniform Title
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Gawain and the Grene Knight.
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| Title & Author
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight /\ translated with an introduction by Brian Stone.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Harmondsworth :: Penguin,, 1974.
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| Series Statement
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Penguin classics ;; L92
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| Page. NO
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185 p. ;; 19 cm.
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| ISBN
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0140440925 :
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: 9780140440928
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-162.).
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| Contents
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Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- 'The common enemy of man' (an essay on the Green Knight) -- Gawain's 'Eternal jewel' (an essay on the moral nature of Gawain) -- The poem as a play (performed at Newcastle, Christmas 1971) -- The manuscript -- Theories about the poet -- The pentangle and its significance -- Notes on Arthurian matters -- Extracts from the original poem.
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| Abstract
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Retells the story of Gawain's quest for the Green Chapel and his puzzling encounters with Sir Bercilak and his lady.
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| Subject
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Gawain (Legendary character), Romances.
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| Subject
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Arthurian romances.
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| Dewey Classification
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821/.1
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| LC Classification
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PR2065.G3A38 1974
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| Added Entry
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Stone, Brian.
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