The Romance of William and the Werewolf

• Michael Smith's new translation brings the poem alive for a modern audience, while his comprehensive introduction situates the work in its historic and literary context
• This is the first ever translation of the epic romance
• Features beautiful linocut illustrations by the author throughout, meticulously researched for contemporary accuracy
• For fans of Simon Armitage's Middle English translations (Pearl, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) and Seamus Heaney's Beowulf
• Completes a gorgeous trilogy of early-medieval illustrated translations which began with Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in 2018, and King Arthur's Death in 2021

Auteur

Michael Smith is from Cheshire. He studied history at the University of York and printmaking at the Curwen Print Study Centre near Cambridge. His first book, a translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, was published by Unbound in 2018. www.mythicalbritain.co.uk/@mythicalbritain