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A review by cultneophyte7
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo by Unknown, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
4.0
I've always been fascinated by Arthurian legends, ever since childhood. And when the talk followed the A24 trailer reveal, I found myself wanting to read this Middle English romance which I had never really gotten around to. Unsure which translation to go for, Professor Tolkien's seemed like as fine an option as any, because, well, you can't really go wrong with one of your favorite wordsmiths. This despite a close friend heavily pointing me towards Samuel Armitage's rendition instead.
This was lovely, to put it simply. Tolkien's poetry at his finest, it was lucid and flowery at the same time. And it just flowed. Made me realise how much I've missed reading Tolkien, and poetry to a larger extent, two things that need to change soon. As for the tale, there's not much to be said, for it is a classic. I found myself getting increasingly anxious as to what lay in store for Gawain, despite already having an inkling of what was to entail. Great tale, brilliantly narrated. And now I'm actually pretty excited for the A24's horror take, for if there was one story that could benefit from that spin, it would be this.
Didn't read Pearl or Sir Orfeo, but might soon.
(Off topic, but I'm just realising with all the Arthurian wordplay prevelant in Wheel of Time, Gawyn was a take on Gawain? A lot of similarities in the characters too, more than a lot.)
This was lovely, to put it simply. Tolkien's poetry at his finest, it was lucid and flowery at the same time. And it just flowed. Made me realise how much I've missed reading Tolkien, and poetry to a larger extent, two things that need to change soon. As for the tale, there's not much to be said, for it is a classic. I found myself getting increasingly anxious as to what lay in store for Gawain, despite already having an inkling of what was to entail. Great tale, brilliantly narrated. And now I'm actually pretty excited for the A24's horror take, for if there was one story that could benefit from that spin, it would be this.
Didn't read Pearl or Sir Orfeo, but might soon.
(Off topic, but I'm just realising with all the Arthurian wordplay prevelant in Wheel of Time, Gawyn was a take on Gawain? A lot of similarities in the characters too, more than a lot.)