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Understanding Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Like Malory's Le Morte Darthur, the anonymously authored Sir Gawain and the Green Knight represents a watershed in the development of the Arthurian tradition.
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Myth and ritual in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Gawain-poet works within the romance tradition by creating a hero who accepts a challenge and embarks on a perilous quest involving combat with natural as well as preternatural forces.
Samuelson, Joan Wood
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LEGAL LANGUAGE IN THE COVENAUNTS OF SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
This thesis studies the legal language used by Gawain and the Green Knight/Lord Bertilak in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to provide insight into the latter’s function as a monstrous messenger as described in Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s Monster Theory ...
Hunter, Alivia Regan
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The Knight on the Threshold: a Thematic and Anthropological Study of the English Gawain Romances [PDF]
Poggi, Elisa
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Art of the Gawain-Poet New Edition
Starting from the assumption taht 'Pearl', 'Purity', 'Patience' and 'Sir Gawain and the Green knight' are by one poet, W.A. Davenport seeks to define the nature of his art. He makes a close analysis of each poem, considering the four not so much in their
Davenport, W. A.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Threat of Women to Courtly Life
Historians of early-nineteenth century Europe have analyzed Arthurian legends and poems for their cultural values and understanding. Cultural historians in particular have analyzed the constant adjustment of small details in each subsequent translation ...
Dangerfield, Emily
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Green Things: Reading the Green Girdle as the Governing Object of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
My thesis examines the significance, both narratological and symbolic, of objects in Sir Gawain and the\ud Green Knight. A poem marked more by the poet’s exposition than any action involving the protagonist,\ud Gawain, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can
Forster, Matthew
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Two Sides of a Triangle: The Beginning of Gawain's Pentangle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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