Glaser (English, Western Kentucky U.) provides a translation and notes to the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In the preface, he discusses the type of verse, the poem's language, and the
text of the manuscript, with sample lines in the original Middle English. The introduction, by Christine Chism (English, U. of California, Los Angeles), explores its authorship; British,
literary, and social contexts; plot and structure; main character; themes; integration of religious practices with noble life; and symbols. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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