ENGL120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cleanness, Wace, Gaiwan
22 Aug 2018
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Arthurian romance; sir gawain and the green knight: middle english after norman conquest, importation of languages from normandy such as. Romance: sir gawain and the green knight. Reference to battles and self-referential mention of stories being told now: see opening stanzas esp. stanza 2, reference to: Storytelling: triggers particular type of reading; type of interpretation brought into being, features and idolises aristocratic/elite society hierarchal, knights dedicated to service and love (to nation, courtly love) Unfamiliar aspects: prologue (e. g the house of fame) Address the reader, makes explicit statement at audience. Invites particular meaning making: complex structuring (e. g. pearl) Invites you to look at levels of meaning beyond surface content/context. Numbers signify: explicit moral or religious teaching (e. g. purity, mixture of the supernatural and the real (e. g. sir gawain and the green knight) Magic and morality: fantasy, the otherworld, supernatural, dreams, moral message, religious applications.
