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This 1934 edition of Beatrice Clay's Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion is an Edwardian retelling of the main Arthurian stories. I've had it for decades, so it's time is come to be read!
Written for children, the first 1901 edition left out Morgan le Fay, what with the incest, I suppose, but this reprint of the 1905 edition incorporated Morgan in suitably bowdlerised form.
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I‘ve read so much American literature because that‘s what I taught. So many titles here that I should have read!!

Random book from our home library:

📖 One Hundred Middle English Lyrics edited with an introduction by Robert D. Stevick

Simon Armitage's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was always my favourite. It might not be the most strictly accurate, but it's the one that tries to be earnest in reflecting the sounds and joy of the original, rather than trying to be scholarly. There's a place for both.

Christine de Pizan was a feminist before that word even existed. In 1404 she wrote this text, taking all the bad things men say about women (because they still do) and shows them, how and why they're wrong. It's a text based in the Middel Ages, so we find a lot of religious talking and the structure of the book is rooted in the traditions from back then. But I am very impressed by what De Pizan did.

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Random book from our home library:

📖 Six Middle English Romances edited by Maldwyn Mills

#aprilpoetrychallenge
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I spent 5.5 months working in this. Piers is important historically, both linguistically and politically. When the peasants revolted in 1381, this work, with its commoner plowman religious hero, was cited. It was popular amongst the underclasses (even if they were largely illiterate). Intellectually it‘s interesting in that it‘s inconclusive. Our author never resolves his issues. But, artistically it‘s only ok. It was work. I‘m glad I‘m done.

Random book from our home library:

📖 Medieval English Verse and Prose edited by Loomis & Willard

★★★★☆

This translation was, at times, both easier and more difficult than others I have read.