Simon Armitage
Books by Simon Armitage
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by an unknown 14th century author, translated by Simon Armitage
“Simon Armitage’s poetry sequence Black Roses is heart-rending. In these poems, he comes close to articulating the anguish that so many people felt about the appalling murder of Sophie Lancaster in 2007″ Read more...
Nick Groom, Literary Scholar
CloudCuckooLand
by Simon Armitage
He has an idiosyncratic view of the world and an extremely interesting way of delivering that view. And quite often there’s such a twist in his sense of humour, I find it irresistible.
Interviews where books by Simon Armitage were recommended
Frieda Hughes recommends the best Poetry Collections
Wit, intelligence, compassion and an ability to shock are the qualities valued by the poet, author and painter, who talks about taking advice from Dad (Ted Hughes) and why she didn’t write for ten years
The best books on The Gothic, recommended by Nick Groom
‘The Gothic’ can refer to ecclesiastical architecture, supernatural fiction, cult horror films and a recent subculture. Here, Nick Groom—who is professor in English at the University of Exeter and is also known as the ‘Prof. of Goth’—recommends five of the best books on the Gothic, showing how this term remains central to the way we think of our identities today.
“Another medieval text which is very accessible and interesting to read in translation is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. There’s a particularly good translation by the poet Simon Armitage and a film of the poem has actually just come out, The Green Knight. It’s an amazing story about a quest and there are all kinds of puzzles and monsters and temptations and lots of things happening. So, I’d really recommend that as well”—Marion Turner, Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and biographer of Chaucer, recommending what medieval literature to read, in an interview on the best medieval historical fiction.
Marion Turner, Biographer