Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Preserved on a single surviving manuscript dating from around 1400， composed by an anonymous master， Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was rediscovered only 200 years ago， and published for the first time in 1839。 One of the earliest great stories of English literature， after Beowulf， the poem narrates the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse， who rudely interrupts the Round Table festivities one Yuletide， casting a pall of unease over the company and challenging one of their number to a wager。 The virtuous Gawain accepts， and decapitates the intruder with his own axe。 Gushing blood， the knight reclaims his head， orders Gawain to seek him out a year hence， and departs。 Next Yuletide Gawain dutifully sets forth。。。 His quest for the Green Knight involves a winter journey， a seduction scene in a dream-like castle， a dire challenge answered - and a drama of enigmatic reward disguised as psychic undoing。
Reviews
Kayley
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I dropped my English class so I don’t need to read this 🤪
Keaghan Banaitis
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2。5 stars
Kaya DeMarco
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I read this for school and didn’t hate it， so therefore it gets a three star。 To be honest this actually made sense and I wasn’t “bored” by the story at all。 The descriptions were a little extensive but that’s to be expected。 Random ass plot twist at the end though…
Mia Familetti
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Wasn't awful but certainly wasn't great。 Bertilaks wife could've gotten the job done。 Wasn't awful but certainly wasn't great。 Bertilaks wife could've gotten the job done。 。。。more
Nikkki
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it's nostalgic。 I've read this so many times， so it hits a little different。 it's nostalgic。 I've read this so many times， so it hits a little different。 。。。more
K M
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absolute five star
Huey
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Maybe at this point I should admit that my Arthurian literature beef was mildly slanderous bc you know what？ Kinda fun， kinda funTotally deserved his head chopped off tho， God bless x
Mohamed Hasn
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The movie is better and the old version is almost German so most of what I got was from the new translation
bruna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really liked how fairy tale-ish this story was it made it a lot funner to read。 I thought the biblical allusions were really interesting and made the story very layered and really entertaining to pick apart。 For example， the allusion to the fall of man with the lady tempting Gawain to mirror Eve tempting Adam， and the more prominent allusion to religious penance。 In the part that the Green Knight tells Gawain， "You have so cleanly confessed yourself， admitted your fault， and done honest penanc I really liked how fairy tale-ish this story was it made it a lot funner to read。 I thought the biblical allusions were really interesting and made the story very layered and really entertaining to pick apart。 For example， the allusion to the fall of man with the lady tempting Gawain to mirror Eve tempting Adam， and the more prominent allusion to religious penance。 In the part that the Green Knight tells Gawain， "You have so cleanly confessed yourself， admitted your fault， and done honest penance on the edge of my blade。 I declare you absolved of that offence， and washed as clean as if you had never transgressed since the day you were born" is an obvious comment on being "clean" of your sins。 And by the end of the story， when Gawain is left with a permanent mark on his neck from Bertilak's blade， it is a metaphor to the inability to escape sin。 "And now I must wear it as long as I live。 For a man may hide his misdeed， but never erase it， for where once it takes root the stain can never be lifted。" A truly interesting story that should be more widely read。 I also really loved the descriptive elements of the story， the detail is beautifully written， even when the subjects are rather disgusting and gory。 Also the reference to the Aeneid in the start was really interesting， there is definitely a lot of overlap between Gawain and Aeneas' character through the shared theme of fate versus desire that they both face in their stories。 Not to mention the common theme of heroism and valiance that is really important for both characters。 。。。more
Sally Hensley
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A wonderful read。 This is a must-read for anyone who loves the medieval age。 A beautiful tale of chivalry and the vows of ancient knighthood。 Not a long book， but so worth reading。
Thomas
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The story itself is not that interesting， other than as a myth that helps the reader grasp the existential （and therefore ethical） framework of a society that differs greatly from their own。The lyrical aspect of this work （Audible version） was simply divine， especially when it was read in Old English， which allowed the listener to focus on the rhythmic rather than semantic aspect of the poem。
soph ☆
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a brilliant feat of translation！
Jesse
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Prepping for cinematic outings with Dev Patel， medieval smooching imminent。
Rhye
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I read the original version of this so it was hard to understand at times but that's on me。 There are many elements to be explored in this book and there is something special about the age of chivalry I read the original version of this so it was hard to understand at times but that's on me。 There are many elements to be explored in this book and there is something special about the age of chivalry 。。。more
Sofie Amalie
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Sooo my lecturer said the romance genre was created to learn men not to treat women as slaves 😅 I must say though that like modern romances better 😂
Lily Tibbs
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Why was this actually unironically kind of good though
Jonathan
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An excellent translation， especially in capturing the alliterative force of the original， and the strong sensuality of the story， as is only proper to a tale from medieval Britain。
allie
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The misogyny was not it lmao
Madeleine
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meh"it was loyalty that you lacked: not because you're wicked， or a womanizer， or worse， but you loved your own life; so I blame you less" meh"it was loyalty that you lacked: not because you're wicked， or a womanizer， or worse， but you loved your own life; so I blame you less" 。。。more
Elise
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The sophomores specifically enjoyed the part where Lady Bertilak seduces Gawain。 Morning 3 especially was a real crowd pleaser。 She walks in wearing next-to-nothing？ How spicy！
Bethany Whetstone
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A good romance poem for the medieval ages。
Maddie McAllister
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idk read it for school and it wasn’t entirely painful
Debbie
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Read this for english in the norton it was okay
Greg Wasinski
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Reads like Dr。 Seuss
Meg
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exactly， sexy anonymous
Matt Whitworth
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"That morn beside a mount his road the knight doth keep， Threading a forest wild， with ways both strange and deep; High hills on either hand， and holts full thick below， Where hoar oaks， hundredfold， do close together grow; Hazel and hawthorn there， in tangled thicket clung， Ragged and rough， the moss o’er all a covering flung。" "That morn beside a mount his road the knight doth keep， Threading a forest wild， with ways both strange and deep; High hills on either hand， and holts full thick below， Where hoar oaks， hundredfold， do close together grow; Hazel and hawthorn there， in tangled thicket clung， Ragged and rough， the moss o’er all a covering flung。" 。。。more
ireadnovels69
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Bicon
Chrysavgi
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This book has the same vibes as the song "Soldier， Poet， King" by The Oh Hellos 🌿🍃 This book has the same vibes as the song "Soldier， Poet， King" by The Oh Hellos 🌿🍃 。。。more
Jack Watson
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Weird/hard thing to give a score
Rebecca
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3。5 ⭐️
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