Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England by Dan Jones PB

Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England by Dan Jones PB

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Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England by Dan Jones PBDescription Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback Weakened by the loss of Normandy, King John faced insurrection by his disgruntled barons. With the assistance of the Archbishop of Canterbury, they drew up a list of their demands. In June, in a quiet Thames side water meadow, John attached his regal seal under oath to a charter that set limits on regal power. In return, the barons renewed their vows of fealty. Groundbreaking though 'Magna Carta' was,

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I chose this translation on the recommendation of a good friend who is also a professor of English. I wanted something that was true to the spirit of the work and not necessarily tied to the exact meter and rhyme of the original just for the sake of maintaining both. I was not disappointed. What struck me most was the imagery of the translation. As I read, I could see the scenes and felt that I was there, experiencing the plot. This tale has many of the elements of the current popular "superhero" genre of movies. Properly done, it would make an excellent film. Read it and enjoy!

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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2015

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Amazon Customer

Belleville, US

★★★★★ 5

Luminous Translation

This translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is rich in color, full of action, written with respect for the original poetry (in a Northern dialect of Middle English that partakes heavily of Old English and Old Norse influences). The richness of the story, the surroundings (both natural and courtly), and the vivid descriptions of hunting and fighting, make this very important knightly adventure jump off the page.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019

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Artorius

Whiting, US

★★★★★ 4

Laudable Work, with One Reservation

Format: Paperback

I appreciate Mr. Winny's time and efforts to produce a "bilingual" edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. No stranger to the pitfalls of poetic translation, I prefer to have the original side-by-side with the modern English language rendering, as you get with this book. That way, I can quiet the academic growl in my head that remains skeptical of the inevitable poetic license the translator--by necessity--must take to adapt ancient words into modern parlance. My only complaint is that since the poem in its original is half the appeal of what this book promises, why modernize the letters? The Gawain poet's Middle English is already much more obscure to the modern reader than Chaucer's. Why not retain the yogh, the thorn, etc.? The target audience is already willing to climb the mountain, so why lop off the peak?

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Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2015

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Caitlin

Draper, US

★★★★★ 5

One of my favs

Format: Paperback

Gawain and the Green Knight is one of my favorite Arthurian Legends. This version has Middle English and Modern English translations side-by-side, which is loads of fun to follow. Let's just say this copy is well read.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017

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Lauren

Carnegie, US

★★★★★ 5

Great translation!

Format: Paperback

I love this tale, and with this awesome addition it's even better :) the shipping was a little crappy, but I received my items safely.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2011