Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight; A Comparison with the French Perceval Preceded by an Investigation of the Author's Other Works and Followed by a Characterization of Gawain in English Poems. Inaugural Dissertation (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...Guigambresil and wanders forth in search of him. Cf. the general gnef with that at Gawain's departure in our poem Perc. /. 6184 ff: --"Ains que,1 fU8t de cort meus, Ot apries lui moult grant duel ht, Maint pis batu, maint ceviel tret."--I. 6190: --"Grant duel en font maintes et maint." Gaw. I. 558: --. "Dere watj much deme doel driuen in po sale Dat so worthe as Wawan schulde wende on pat crndc."--I. 672: --"Al pat sej pat semly syked in hert."--/. 684: --"Wei much watj pe warme water pat waltered of yjen." In the scene at court between Gawain and Gui gambresil, there is but one other knight mentioned by name: Agrevain li orguilleus, Gawain's brother, who begs him to refute the accusation. It may be on account of this association that he is among the very few named at the banquet which the green knight breaks in upon.--Gaw. Z. 110: --"Agrauayn a la dure mayn." This epithet which Madden, notes p. 110, criticizes as "never applied to him in the romances" occurs, nevertheless, /. 9510 of Perceval. Cf. 9509ff.: --"Et li secons est Agrevains, Li orguilleus as dures mains." And we cannot but find in this adaptation of an oV foyoutvov an evidence of minute acquaintance with the French poem. After many adventures Gawain meets a hunt Perc. /. 7085 ff. One of tho knights greets Gawain and tells him to go to his castle where he will find his sister. He sends a message to her, concerning Gawain. Perc. /. 7115: --"Et k'ele autant face do lui Cora do moi ki ses freres sui; Tel solas et tel compagnie-Li face qu'il no li griet raie Quant nos seromes revenue." Compare Gaw. (1096--1100) the speech of tho Green Knight, when he asks Gawain to remain in the castle during the hunt. Gaw....