ENG 211 Lecture 2: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Notes

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Romance is a term relating to the linguistic origins of the poem (any language derived from latin) 1066- battle of hastings: english are defeated by the normans from france, french becomes the language of choice in the court. Considered the most important medieval romance in english literature because it contains all three types of medieval romances. Celtic romance: deals with fate, games, magic, and festivals. Arthurian romance: takes place in the court of king arthur (camelot), loyalty (trawpe), chivalry (caritas), the cult of courtly love (cupiditas), oral contracts (covenants) Christian romance: morality, moral behavior, love of god, sin, repentance. Manuscript contain sir gawain and the green knight also contains three other poems: These three poems are all religious in nature. Written in northwest midlands middle english: at the time, this was the most conservative, both politically and culturally, part of.

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