CliffsNotes on The Gawain-Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl, Purity, and Patience

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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. AUTHOR: JOHN GARDNER (1926-2007) was the author of forty-three books, including the acclaimed Boysie Oakes series and fourteen James Bond novels.… (more)

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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. AUTHOR: JOHN GARDNER (1926-2007) was the author of forty-three books, including the acclaimed Boysie Oakes series and fourteen James Bond novels.

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