CliffsNotes on The Gawain-Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl, Purity, and Patience
by John N. Gardner
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This Middle-English poem about the moral testing of a young hero is commonly described as the greatest Arthurian romance in our literary tradition. It is a question still as to who the author is, but this poet is considered second only to Chaucer.Tags
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John N. Gardner is chief executive officer and chair of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellent in Undergraduate Education and distinguished professor emeritus and senior fellow at the University of South Carolina at Columbia. Michael J. Rosenberg is director of planning for Penn State University's Office of Planning, Assessment, and show more Institutional Research. Andrew K. Koch is the president and chief operating officer for the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellent in Undergraduate Education. show less
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- 821.1 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English Poetry 1066-1400 Early English period, medieval period
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