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Undergrad Wednesdays – Poetic Nuance in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1.250-278): Þenn Arþour bifore þe hiȝ dece …

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Undergrad Wednesdays – Visceral Moments in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] My translation of lines 1581-1600: Til the knight came himself, urging on his …

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Undergrad Wednesdays – Feeling the “Burne” of Bertilak in “Sir Gawain”

[This post, part of an effort to merge our undergraduate and graduate blogs, was written in response to an essay prompt for Kathryn Kerby-Fulton’s undergraduate course on “Chaucer’s Biggest Rivals: The Alliterative Poets.” It comes from the former “Medieval Undergraduate Research” website.] In this post, I will translate and explore the description of Gawain’s entrance …

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