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The 14th century English alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is admired for its morally complex plot and brilliant poetics. The extent to which Classical antecedents affected or directed the poem is a point of continued controversy. This collection of essays addresses this question.

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 2/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786420735, 978-0786420735
      ISBN10: 0786420731

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      Book Synopsis
      The 14th century English alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is admired for its morally complex plot and brilliant poetics. The extent to which Classical antecedents affected or directed the poem is a point of continued controversy. This collection of essays addresses this question.

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