tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post4148444146479791326..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Simon ArmitageAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-40667073744861824742008-03-29T21:51:00.000+01:002008-03-29T21:51:00.000+01:00The book is a complete masterpiece, a great narrat...The book is a complete masterpiece, a great narrative poem; the movie, according to EVERY review I have found of it on the web, is trash, trash, trash!Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-52671736340598020562008-03-28T21:48:00.000+01:002008-03-28T21:48:00.000+01:00As much as I love Sean Connery, I bet the book is ...As much as I love Sean Connery, I bet the book is better than the movie!Katy Loebrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107094782074333133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-81524329293708333852008-03-25T22:21:00.000+01:002008-03-25T22:21:00.000+01:00Miles enjoyed the part I read to him, I think, but...Miles enjoyed the part I read to him, I think, but I also think it moved a bit too slowly for his taste. He does not always like long descriptive passages (although he enjoys the descriptions in "Swallows and Amazons").Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-35860767791705567582008-03-25T11:35:00.000+01:002008-03-25T11:35:00.000+01:00i never thought about it in the context of reading...i never thought about it in the context of reading to a child. that sounds great fun!swisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-27763128820160465522008-03-25T01:12:00.000+01:002008-03-25T01:12:00.000+01:00I really love W.S. Merwin's translation, but I've ...I really love W.S. Merwin's translation, but I've heard such great things about Armitage's. I'm excited to read it. I adore the story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550171117732749735noreply@blogger.com