Scan barcode
A review by adamskiboy528491
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Pearl ; And, Sir Orfeo by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
3.0
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the knight challenges Arthur's court to a game: any of the knights at the Round Table could strike the Green Knight one blow with an axe. In return, the knight must allow the Green Knight a similar blow in one year. Arthur's knights are hesitant to agree to such an obvious trap. In response, The Green Knight casts aspersions on their manhood and chivalry; at this point, Arthur himself steps up to take the challenge. Gawain, stating that he's much more expendable than the King and the most minor loss to the Round Table, does the noble thing and jumps up to take Arthur's place. I remember reading this poem in the challenge; it gave me some nostalgic vibes.
With elements of medieval allegory and dream vision genre, the poem of Pearl is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English and highly—though not consistently—alliterative; there is a complex system of stanza linking and other stylistic features. The working of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the poem Sir Orfeo was clever. While the Middle English language is tough to sit through and understand, it is still a unique language to admire.
With elements of medieval allegory and dream vision genre, the poem of Pearl is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English and highly—though not consistently—alliterative; there is a complex system of stanza linking and other stylistic features. The working of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the poem Sir Orfeo was clever. While the Middle English language is tough to sit through and understand, it is still a unique language to admire.