{"product_id":"sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-sir-orfeo-1","title":"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight\/Pearl\/Sir Orfeo","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree masterpieces of medieval poetry, translated by the author of The Lord of the Rings--including \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethe poem that\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003einspired the major motion picture \u003ci\u003eThe Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComparable to the works of Chaucer, \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSir Orfeo\u003c\/i\u003e weave a bright tapestry of stories from a remote age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests--but unlike \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales, \u003c\/i\u003e the name of the poet who wrote them is lost to time. Masterfully translated from the original Middle English by J.R.R. Tolkien, the language of these great poems comes to life for modern readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of this collection is \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight, \u003c\/i\u003e a tale as lush and dark as England's medieval forests. Mixing romance and adventure, \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain\u003c\/i\u003e follows King Arthur's most noble knight on an adventure of epic enchantment, temptation, and destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582120562962,"sku":"9780345277602","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_450418ef-284a-48d3-86fa-7c80ef50eee3.jpg?v=1732019321","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-pearl-sir-orfeo-1","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}