edward hirsch – Three Percent /College/translation/threepercent a resource for international literature at the University of Rochester Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:34:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 Ed Hirsch on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight /College/translation/threepercent/2007/12/14/ed-hirsch-on-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/ /College/translation/threepercent/2007/12/14/ed-hirsch-on-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:34:40 +0000 http://www.wdev.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent-dev/2007/12/14/ed-hirsch-on-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight/ Ed Hirsch a new translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in this week’s NYT Sunday Book Review:

There have been dozens of translations of ĴýSir Gawain and the Green KnightĴý over the years. J. R. R. TolkienĴýs authoritative edition was a gift to readers, though his own translation now seems somewhat flowery. Marie Borroff did an alliterative version that holds up after 40 years. Ted Hughes translated some key sections, newly available in his ĴýSelected Translations,Ĵý which marvelously recreate the Gawain poetĴýs alliterative long line. Five years ago, W. S. Merwin published a learned, lyrical translation. Now Simon Armitage has given us an energetic, free-flowing, high-spirited version. He reminds us that ĴýSir Gawain and the Green KnightĴý still wields an uncanny power after 600 years. WeĴýre fortunate that Ĵýour coffers have been crammed / with stories such as these.Ĵý

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