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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo – J.R.R. Tolkien – Ballantine Paperback
Translation
Tolkien’s acclaimed translations of three Middle English poems in the Ballantine paperback edition, with Michael Dringenberg cover art. A clean copy with light shelf wear.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo – J.R.R. Tolkien – Ballantine Paperback
- Type
- Translation
- Author
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- Ballentine Books
- Publication Year
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good
- Subcategory
- Translation
- Language
- English
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo – J.R.R. Tolkien – Ballantine Paperback
Tolkien’s acclaimed translations of three Middle English poems in the Ballantine paperback edition, with Michael Dringenberg cover art. A clean copy with light shelf wear.
Tolkien’s modern-English renderings preserve the alliterative energy and emotional range of three masterpieces of medieval literature.
Bibliographical details:
– Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
– Publisher: Ballantine Books / Del Rey, New York
– Edition: Ballantine paperback edition; first Ballantine edition January 1980
– Year: 1980 onward
– Format: Mass-market paperback; cover art by Michael Dringenberg
– ISBN 0-345-27760-0
Condition report:
The purple pictorial wrappers retain strong colour and show light rubbing and minor corner wear. The text block is lightly toned but appears clean and securely bound in the photographs.
An attractive reading copy of Tolkien the medievalist at his most assured.
Tolkien’s acclaimed translations of three Middle English poems in the Ballantine paperback edition, with Michael Dringenberg cover art. A clean copy with light shelf wear.