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Baragona, Alan (2012). "Rev. of Howes, Borroff, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Journal of English and Germanic Philology. 111 (4): 535–38. doi: 10.5406/jenglgermphil.111.4.0535.

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The poem is in many ways deeply Christian, with frequent references to the fall of Adam and Eve and to Jesus Christ. Scholars have debated the depth of the Christian elements within the poem by looking at it in the context of the age in which it was written, coming up with varying views as to what represents a Christian element of the poem and what does not. For example, some critics compare Sir Gawain to the other three poems of the Gawain manuscript. Each has a heavily Christian theme, causing scholars to interpret Gawain similarly. Comparing it to the poem Cleanness (also known as Purity), for example, they see it as a story of the apocalyptic fall of a civilisation, in Gawain's case, Camelot. In this interpretation, Sir Gawain is like Noah, separated from his society and warned by the Green Knight (who is seen as God's representative) of the coming doom of Camelot. Gawain, judged worthy through his test, is spared the doom of the rest of Camelot. King Arthur and his knights, however, misunderstand Gawain's experience and wear garters themselves. In Cleanness the men who are saved are similarly helpless in warning their society of impending destruction. [33] The stories The Girl with the Mule (alternately titled The Mule Without a Bridle) and Hunbaut [ fr] feature Gawain in beheading game situations. In Hunbaut, Gawain cuts off a man's head and, before he can replace it, removes the magic cloak keeping the man alive, thus killing him. Several stories tell of knights who struggle to stave off the advances of women sent by their lords as a test; these stories include Yder, the Lancelot-Grail, Hunbaut, and The Knight with the Sword. The last two involve Gawain specifically. Usually, the temptress is the daughter or wife of a lord to whom the knight owes respect, and the knight is tested to see whether or not he will remain chaste in trying circumstances. [14] Robertson, D. W. (1954). "Why the Devil Wears Green". Modern Language Notes. 69 (7): 470–472. doi: 10.2307/3039609. ISSN 0149-6611. JSTOR 3039609. Masculinity has also been associated with hunting. The theme of masculinity is present throughout. In an article by Vern L. Bullough, "Being a Male in the Middle Ages," he discusses Sir Gawain and how normally, masculinity is often viewed in terms of being sexually active. He notes that Sir Gawain is not part of this normalcy. Beyond this, Dinshaw proposes that Gawain can be read as a woman-like figure. In her view, he is the passive one in the advances of Bertilak's wife, as well as in his encounters with Bertilak himself, where he acts the part of a woman in kissing the man. However, while the poem does have homosexual elements, these elements are brought up by the poet to establish heterosexuality as the normal lifestyle of Gawain's world. The poem does this by making the kisses between the Lady and Gawain sexual in nature but rendering the kisses between Gawain and Bertilak "unintelligible" to the medieval reader. In other words, the poet portrays kisses between a man and a woman as having the possibility of leading to sex, while in a heterosexual world, kisses between a man and a man are portrayed as having no such possibility. [103] Modern adaptations [ edit ] Books [ edit ]Rudd, Gillian (2013). " 'The Wilderness of Wirral' in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Arthuriana. 23 (1): 52–65. doi: 10.1353/art.2013.0005. ISSN 1934-1539. S2CID 162694555.

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Zeikowitz, Richard E. (2002). "Befriending the Medieval Queer: A Pedagogy for Literature Classes". College English. 65 (1): 67–80. doi: 10.2307/3250731. ISSN 0010-0994. JSTOR 3250731. Pugh, Tison (2002). "Gawain and the Godgames". Christianity and Literature. 51 (4): 526–551. doi: 10.1177/014833310205100402. Mills, Maldwyn (1991). "Review". The Yearbook of English Studies. 21: 336–337. doi: 10.2307/3508519. JSTOR 3508519. As the date approaches, Sir Gawain leaves to find the Green Chapel and keep his part of the bargain. Many adventures and battles are alluded to but not described, until Gawain comes across a splendid castle, where he meets the lord of the castle and his beautiful wife, who are pleased to have such a renowned guest. Also present is an old and ugly lady, unnamed but treated with great honour by all. Gawain tells them of his New Year's appointment at the Green Chapel, and that he has only a few days remaining. The lord laughs, explaining that there is a path that will take him to the chapel less than two miles away, and proposes that Gawain rest at the castle until then. Relieved and grateful, Gawain agrees. Goldhurst, William (November 1958). "The Green and the Gold: The Major Theme of Gawain and the Green Knight". College English. 20 (2): 61–65. doi: 10.2307/372161. JSTOR 372161.

She now has more than thirty five novels in the Lost Coven, Forbidden Reads, Their Champion, Fallen Gods, DawnBreaker, Forsaken Her Freaks, Her Monsters, Wild Boys, and Their Champion Companion. Stanbury, Sarah (2001). "Introduction". In Stanbury, Sarah (ed.). Pearl. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Medieval Institute Publications. ISBN 978-1580440332.