Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and French Arthurian romance /

This is an innovative and original exploration of the connections between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, one of the most well-known works of medieval English literature, and the tradition of French Arthurian romance, best-known through the works of Chretien de Troyes two centuries earlier.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Putter, Ad
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Gawain > (Legendary character) > Romances > History and criticism. Gawain > (Legendary character) Gawain and the Grene Knight Sir Gawain and the green knight Comparative literature > English and French. Comparative literature > French and English. French poetry > To 1500 > History and criticism. Arthurian romances > History and criticism. Romances, English > History and criticism. Knights and knighthood in literature. Chivalry in literature. Gauvain (Personnage légendaire) > Romans, nouvelles, etc. > Histoire et critique. Littérature comparée > Anglaise et française. Littérature comparée > Française et anglaise. Poésie française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique. Cycle d'Arthur > Histoire et critique. Roman courtois anglais > Histoire et critique. Chevaliers dans la littérature. Chevalerie dans la littérature. Romances Arthurian romances Chivalry in literature Comparative literature > English and French Comparative literature > French and English French poetry Knights and knighthood in literature Romances, English Artusepik Gawain and the Green Knight (anoniem) Arthurromans. Altfranzösisch. To 1500 English poetry Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Sir Gawain and French Arthurian Romance
1. The Landscape of Courtly Romance
2. The Convention of Hospitality
3. The Temptation Scenes
4. Honour and Honesty: The Heroic Ideal in Courtly Romance
5. The Social Function of Courtly Romance.