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[minervasolo]

There's a translation of 'Sir Gawain' by Tolkien, which is meant to be excellent, read by Terry Jones. Should I cave? I'm loving Sir Gawain anyway, and Tolkien's translation is meant to be one of the best, and, well, it's one of the Pythons. You can't really get much better than that. And it is a poem that's meant to be listened to.

The question is, would I ever listen to it more than once. Will it help me in any way write an essay on it?

Argh!

Comments

[odangochan.livejournal.com]

How much is it? If you really love the poem you'll probably listen to it more than once. And even if you don't, you can sell it on ebay. I say go for it.

[mcbunnykiller.livejournal.com]

Yes :)

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

It's about £7, with free delivery if I spend enough. And there are definitely other things I would like to buy, but I've overspent considerably this month. I do like the poem, but I almost never listen to audiobooks. Though, as you say, there is always eBay...

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

*chants* Cave! Cave! Cave! Cave!

The Lords of Misrule are putting on the canterbury tales this term, should be good. I saw their production of Sir Gawain a few years ago and it rocked. All Middle English with inserts in modern English so it was really accessible.