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By Peter@Proms
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am eternally grateful to the seven year-old who first told me this story. At the same age I was fascinated by the stories of King Arthur but had completely missed this one.
It's a fairy tale. It's entirely true to life. It's about love. Sir Gawain's love for his king puts him to a trial as hard as that with the perils of the Green Knight. Young feminists may be surprised at the outcome.
Take up the challenge and follow the quest. The reward lies not only in the enchanting illustrations.
It's a fairy tale. It's entirely true to life. It's about love. Sir Gawain's love for his king puts him to a trial as hard as that with the perils of the Green Knight. Young feminists may be surprised at the outcome.
Take up the challenge and follow the quest. The reward lies not only in the enchanting illustrations.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I bought this for my nieces and nephew, but becuase I was named Gawain by my parents, I am a little biased;-)
Smashing pictures and nice text I'm glad I got the pretty girl in the end.(sorry to spoil the ending for readers)
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just to Be Seen As You Really Are
8 Mar 2009
By a gentle sound
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
For quite a few years I taught 4th grade. Both before and after having children. ( as I gained a perspective on trying to be thin to be wanted and trying to be beautiful to be heard) This book came to me when I taught Steinbeck's King Arthur and other pieces in a theme I called "Fairy Tales." This included, by the way, a marvelous Reading Rainbow on Rumpelstiltskin and in it a visit to the Renaissance Faire in Agoura Hills. But no story, and we had great ones, was ever as well liked by my female students than this the one that poses the question Freud apparently never got around to answering, "What do women really want?"
I won't spoil it, but Sir Gawain in his nobility and loyalty marries a woman that is an outrageous hag,saving a situation for his King, he steps up in a moment when circumstances demand his "sacrifice." The illustrations here are like an ancient gilted manuscript, they are delightful, but he has an interesting surprise coming.......
something that speaks to the nature of women and what they really want.
On the question of true desire, what does she want? I have to say this has always been such genius,this story, as any woman daily grapples with the fact that her mind and her beauty are competitors, with her inner being suppressed it often can only truly blossom long after she ages into the form man no longer "wants." She holds this a lifetime. Ah...it's a good tale, to be given freedom from this, now that is a rare gift.
Great story teller, awesome illustration with at least 12 years of children finding it a book that told something that they wanted to hear.
I'd definitely gift it to our daughters and read it to our sons.
I won't spoil it, but Sir Gawain in his nobility and loyalty marries a woman that is an outrageous hag,saving a situation for his King, he steps up in a moment when circumstances demand his "sacrifice." The illustrations here are like an ancient gilted manuscript, they are delightful, but he has an interesting surprise coming.......
something that speaks to the nature of women and what they really want.
On the question of true desire, what does she want? I have to say this has always been such genius,this story, as any woman daily grapples with the fact that her mind and her beauty are competitors, with her inner being suppressed it often can only truly blossom long after she ages into the form man no longer "wants." She holds this a lifetime. Ah...it's a good tale, to be given freedom from this, now that is a rare gift.
Great story teller, awesome illustration with at least 12 years of children finding it a book that told something that they wanted to hear.
I'd definitely gift it to our daughters and read it to our sons.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent text, Beautiful illustrations
29 Jan 2011
By Donna Voetee
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
As a homeschool mom, I read 100's of stories to/with my children. My daughter (will be 36 this year) just mentioned this book to me and how she appreciated its message. She took her children to the park yesterday to play, and there was a rather scraggly lady who came up and started to chat. My daughter said she remembered that story and how appearances can be deceiving. There are many good messages in this book, and children and adults will be very entertained. "What is it women want most?" I'll not spoil it, but it's very close to what Men want, too.
There is one bad mark about this book. At one point, the Black Night tells King Arthur, "God damn you, Arthur." I thought this was not necessary and especially since it is for children, it could have been toned down. Something like, "Curse ye, Arthur." I blacked it out with a Sharpie.
The book grew legs and walked out of my library, so now I'm here at Amazon looking for another copy to read to my grandchildren.
There is one bad mark about this book. At one point, the Black Night tells King Arthur, "God damn you, Arthur." I thought this was not necessary and especially since it is for children, it could have been toned down. Something like, "Curse ye, Arthur." I blacked it out with a Sharpie.
The book grew legs and walked out of my library, so now I'm here at Amazon looking for another copy to read to my grandchildren.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Arthurian Tale
30 April 2009
By Marco Antonio Abarca
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
In the Arthurian legend cycle, Sir Gawain is the nephew of King Arthur and is one of Arthur's most eager and heroic knights. The greatest of the many Sir Gawain tales is "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". The second most famous tale is, "The Wedding of Sir Gawain and the Lady Ragnelle." This story is retold by Selina Hastings as "Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady."
Selina Hastings is a talented writer and a does a great job of retelling a medeival British romance so as to be accessable to young children. The richly detailed illustrations that accompany the story add greatly to the pleasure of the book. This volume is a must purchase for all parents who wish to introduce their children to the pleasures of Arthurian legend. Be sure not to miss Selina Hastings' retelling of the Green Knight tale.
Selina Hastings is a talented writer and a does a great job of retelling a medeival British romance so as to be accessable to young children. The richly detailed illustrations that accompany the story add greatly to the pleasure of the book. This volume is a must purchase for all parents who wish to introduce their children to the pleasures of Arthurian legend. Be sure not to miss Selina Hastings' retelling of the Green Knight tale.
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