Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World: A Reading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Volume 5)

Originally published in 1965, __A Reading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight__ is an interpretation of the most important poem in Middle English literature, the only fourteenth century work which can stand beside Chaucer. The book examines the poem’s conventions and purposes in a critical analysis and provides a useful and insightful introduction to ‘Sir Gawain’. It will be of interest to students and academics studying the poem of __Sir Gawain and the Green Knight__. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Orignial Title Page 6 Orignial Copyright Page 7 CONTENTS 8 PREFACE 10 ABBREVIATIONS 11 CHAPTER I: THE FIRST FITT 12 CHAPTER II: THE SECOND FITT 42 CHAPTER III: THE THIRD FITT 82 CHAPTER IV: THE FOURTH FITT 124 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION 171 APPENDIX ONE 198 APPENDIX TWO 201 INDEX 206 MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Orignial Title Page 6 Orignial Copyright Page 7 CONTENTS 8 PREFACE 10 ABBREVIATIONS 11 CHAPTER I: THE FIRST FITT 12 CHAPTER II: THE SECOND FITT 42 CHAPTER III: THE THIRD FITT 82 CHAPTER IV: THE FOURTH FITT 124 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION 171 APPENDIX ONE 198 APPENDIX TWO 201 INDEX 206 Medieval Liturgy is a unique and interesting collection of nine essays that explores medieval liturgy from three distinct perspectives: historical, liturgical, and theological. The book includes contributions from eminent scholars of the time and discusses the development of 9th to 11th century ordines, the meaning of the Mass in the 12th and 13th centuries, medieval preaching, ordination practices, popular penance practices, marriage rites, the role of music in Eucharistic liturgy, and the relationship between liturgical architectural space and theology Originally published in 1965, A Reading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an interpretation of the most important poem in Middle English literature, the only fourteenth century work which can stand beside Chaucer. The book examines the poem’s conventions and purposes in a critical analysis and provides a useful and insightful introduction to ‘Sir Gawain’. It will be of interest to students and academics studying the poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight . The volumes in this set, originally published between 1938 and 1994, draw together research by leading academics in the area of medieval history and medieval literature, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues.