{"product_id":"the-romance-of-william-and-the-werewolf","title":"The Romance of William and the Werewolf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new telling of the 14th-century \u003cem\u003eWilliam of Palerne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA magical, long-forgotten masterpiece,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Romance of William and the Werewolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of two princes who overcome their wicked family to reclaim their inheritance and build a society based on tolerance and equality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWilliam of Palerne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it was first translated from French and then converted into an alliterative Middle English romance by an obscure Gloucestershire scribe around\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1350. This \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003emulti-layered tale of poverty, justice, exile and ‘otherness’ has never been translated into modern English – until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts themes of inheritance, the freedom of women, fairness and forgiveness, familial responsibility and social class speak to us just as clearly today, and challenge us to reflect upon our class-driven politics and the corruption, entitlement and indifference which underlie them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with Michael Smith’s other translations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKing Arthur’s Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Romance of William and the Werewolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features a detailed historical introduction, a comprehensive glossary and notes, and the author’s own rich and beautiful linocut illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eHardback: 320pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (October 2025)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781800183698\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58627806298496,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/71Bxvqd2tTL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785754361","url":"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/products\/the-romance-of-william-and-the-werewolf","provider":"Eye Books Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}