An Introduction to the Gawain-poetThe Gawain-Poet is the name given to the northern poet who is generally accepted as the sole author of four 14th-century Gawain poems. This text introduces the reader to the poems, setting the works in their relevant historical and cultural context and developing lines of critical argument. |
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The poets way of reading | 11 |
A historical context for alliterative poetry from the north west Midlands | 28 |
Romance and realism | 45 |
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