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Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Order of the Garter by : Francis Ingledew
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the Order of the Garter written by Francis Ingledew and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Ingledew's book makes the case that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, one of the canonical works of medieval English literature, should be recognized as a response to King Edward III's foundation in 1349 of the chivalric Order of the Garter. As well as providing the basis for a thorough reinterpretation of the poem's purposes and meanings, this argument dates to the mid-fourteenth-century reign of Edward III (1327-77) a poem conventionally ascribed to the reign of Richard II (1377-99). Through close readings of the poem and of an array of overlooked historical sources, Ingledew presents Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as a critique of Edward III's sexual and military behavior. Ingledew's argument takes him deep into chivalric practice in Edward's court of the 1340s, much of it connected with the early years of war with France. Ingledew pursues the significance of sexual scandal associated with Edward, especially the rape of the Countess of Salisbury confidently imputed to him by the formidable Liégois historian Jean le Bel. At the same time that he was trying to conquer France and Scotland and preside over a court vulnerable to scandal, Edward also called on the history (as it was seen) of King Arthur and the Round Table, associating himself with Arthur's imperial and moral authority through the founding of the Order of the Garter. In its portrayal of the Order of the Garter, Ingledew argues, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight sets itself at odds with Edward's central ethical and political projects. "Exhaustively researched and insightfully theorized, Ingledew's study proposes historical, cultural, and discursive contexts for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight more comprehensive, and more persuasive, than any hitherto attempted. It sets an exalted critical and scholarly standard against which to judge future interpretations of this complex and elegant poem." -- Robert Hanning, Columbia University
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Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1959-11-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the major motion picture The Green Knight starring Dev Patel. ‘Be prepared to perform what you promised, Gawain; Seek faithfully till you find me …’ A New Year’s feast at King Arthur’s court is interrupted by the appearance of a gigantic Green Knight, resplendent on horseback. He challenges any one of Arthur’s men to behead him, provided that if he survives he can return the blow a year later. Sir Gawain accepts the challenge and decapitates the knight – but the mysterious warrior cheats death and vanishes, bearing his head with him. The following winter Gawain sets out to find the Knight in the wild Northern lands and to keep his side of the bargain. One of the great masterpieces of Middle English poetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight magically combines elements of fairy tale and heroic sagas with the pageantry, chivalry and courtly love of medieval Romance. Brian Stone’s evocative translation is accompanied by an introduction that examines the Romance genre, and the poem’s epic and pagan sources. This edition also includes essays discussing the central characters and themes, theories about authorship and Arthurian legends, and suggestions for further reading and notes. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain & the Green Knight by : John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Download or read book Sir Gawain & the Green Knight written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis CliffsNotes on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : John Gardner
Download or read book CliffsNotes on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by John Gardner and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999-03-03 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Middle-English poem about the moral testing of a young hero is commonly described as the greatest Arthurian romance in our literary tradition. It is a question still as to who the author is, but this poet is considered second only to Chaucer.
Book Synopsis Winner and Waster and Its Contexts by : W. Mark Ormrod
Download or read book Winner and Waster and Its Contexts written by W. Mark Ormrod and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First recent full-length analysis of a major medieval poem.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : Burton Raffel
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by Burton Raffel and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Celtic beliefs and the Christian ethic of forgiveness.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : Anonymous
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by Anonymous and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a masterpiece of medieval English literature and one of the finest Arthurian tales in any language. Though its ingenious plotting and verbal artistry continue to dazzle readers, it is written in a challenging regional dialect and uses many words that were already archaic when the poem was written in the late fourteenth century. This edition is designed to make the poem, in its original Middle English, accessible to students and general readers. Following standards adopted for editing other Middle English poets, the edition lightly normalizes spellings to make words more recognizable for a modern audience. Extensive marginal glossing of difficult words, thorough on-page explanatory notes, and a comprehensive glossary offer further support for readers. The historical appendices include other examples of medieval romance from France and Britain.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : R. A. Waldron
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by R. A. Waldron and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : . Anonymous
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by . Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the most famous stories on the legendary King Arthur. The book was written by an anonymous author in the late 14th century. The story centers around one of the knights of King Arthur's Round Table who accepts an odd challenge from the mysterious Green Knight.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and The Green Knight by : Helen Cooper
Download or read book Sir Gawain and The Green Knight written by Helen Cooper and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, with its intricate plot of enchantment and betrayal is probably the most skilfully told story in the whole of the English Arthurian cycle. Originating from the north-west midlands of England, it is based on two separate and very ancient Celtic motifs of the Beheading and the Exchange of Winnings, brought together by the anonymous 14th century author. Acclaimed poet Keith Harrison's new translation uses a modernalliterative pattern which subtly echoes the music of the original at the same time as it strives for fidelity. This is the most generously annotated edition available, complete with a detailed introduction whichsituates the work in the context of Arthurian Romance as well as analysing its poetics and narrative structure.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : Jessie L. Weston
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by Jessie L. Weston and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the best-known Arthurian stories—adapted many times into verse, prose, games, and even an upcoming film—this unabridged republication of the 1909 edition is beautifully bound and finished with a decorated hardcover.
Book Synopsis Shame and Honor by : Stephanie Trigg
Download or read book Shame and Honor written by Stephanie Trigg and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-03-19 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's a nice piece of pageantry. . . . Rationally it's lunatic, but in practice, everyone enjoys it, I think."—HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Founded by Edward III in 1348, the Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest chivalric honor among the gifts of the Queen of England and an institution that looks proudly back to its medieval origins. But what does the annual Garter procession of modern princes and politicians decked out in velvets and silks have to do with fourteenth-century institutions? And did the Order, in any event, actually originate in the wardrobe malfunction of the traditional story, when Edward held up his mistress's dropped garter for all to see and declared it to be a mark of honor rather than shame? Or is this tale of the Order's beginning nothing more than a vulgar myth? With steady erudition and not infrequent irreverence, Stephanie Trigg ranges from medieval romance to Victorian caricature, from imperial politics to medievalism in contemporary culture, to write a strikingly original cultural history of the Order of the Garter. She explores the Order's attempts to reform and modernize itself, even as it holds onto an ambivalent relationship to its medieval past. She revisits those moments in British history when the Garter has taken on new or increased importance and explores a long tradition of amusement and embarrassment over its formal processions and elaborate costumes. Revisiting the myth of the dropped garter itself, she asks what it can tell us about our desire to seek the hidden sexual history behind so venerable an institution. Grounded in archival detail and combining historical method with reception and cultural studies, Shame and Honor untangles 650 years of fact, fiction, ritual, and reinvention.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : Michael Smith
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by Michael Smith and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is New Year at Camelot and a mysterious green knight appears at King Arthur’s court. Challenging the knights of the Round Table to a Christmas game, he offers his splendid axe as a prize to whoever is brave enough to behead him with just one strike. The condition is that his challenger must seek him out in a year and a day to have the deed returned. Sir Gawain accepts and decapitates the stranger, only to see him pick up his head, walk out of the hall and ride away on his horse. Now Gawain must complete his part of the bargain, search for his foe and confront what seems his doom... Michael Smith’s translation of this magnificent Arthurian romance draws on his intimate experience of the North West of England and his knowledge of mediaeval history, culture and architecture. He takes us back to the original poetic form of the manuscript and brings it alive for a modern audience, while revealing the poem’s historic and literary context. The book is beautifully illustrated by throughout with detailed recreations of the illuminated lettering in the original manuscript and the author’s own linocut prints, each meticulously researched for contemporary accuracy. This is an exciting new edition that will appeal both to students of the Gawain-poet and the general reader alike.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by : Weston Ochse
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by Weston Ochse and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modernization of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Book Synopsis Sir Gawain and the Classical Tradition by : E.L. Risden
Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Classical Tradition written by E.L. Risden and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 14th century English alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is admired for its morally complex plot and brilliant poetics. A chivalric romance placed in an Arthurian setting, it has since received acclaim for its commentary regarding important socio-political and religious concerns. The poem’s technical brilliance blends psychological depth and vivid language to produce an effect widely considered superior to any other work of the time. Although the poem is a combination of English alliterative meter, romanticism, and a wide-ranging knowledge of Celtic lore, continental materials and Latin classics, the extent to which Classical antecedents affected or directed the poem is a point of continued controversy among literary scholars. This collection of essays by scholars of diverse interests addresses this puzzling and fascinating question. The introduction provides an expansive background for the topic, and subsequent essays explore the extent to which classical Greek, Roman, Arabic, Christian and Celtic influences are revealed in the poem's opening and closing allusions, themes, and composition. Essays discuss the way in which the anonymous author of Sir Gawain employs figural echoes of classical materials, cultural memoirs of past British tradition, and romantic re-textualizations of Trojan and British literature. It is argued that Sir Gawain may be understood as an Aeneas, Achilles, or Odysseus figure, while the British situation in the 14th century may be understood as analogous to that of ancient Troy.
Book Synopsis Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey by : Ian Richard Netton
Download or read book Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey written by Ian Richard Netton and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This distinctive comparison of Islamic and Christian mysticism focuses on the mystic journey in the two faith traditions.
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Download or read book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
