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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Author
- Jessie Weston
- Narrator
- Thomas Copeland
- Publisher
- FILROUGEVICEVERSA
- Publish Date
- 21 April 2022
- Run Time
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Jessie Weston
- Narrator
- Thomas Copeland
- Duration
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 April 2022
- ISBN
- 4061707876844
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- FILROUGEVICEVERSA
- Genre
- Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
Synopsis
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game, and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel;[1] it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important example of a chivalric romance, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess. It remains popular in modern English renderings from J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage, and others, as well as through film and stage adaptations.
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