Penguin classics

Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- 'The common enemy of man' (an essay on the Green Knight) -- Gawain's 'Eternal jewel' (an essay on the moral nature of Gawain) -- The poem as a play (performed at Newcastle, Christmas 1971) -- The manuscript -- Theories about the poet -- The pentangle and its significance -- Notes on Arthurian matters -- Extracts from the original poem

Retells the story of Gawain's quest for the Green Chapel and his puzzling encounters with Sir Bercilak and his lady