Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the

This is an innovative and original exploration of the connections between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , one of the best-known works of medieval English literature, and the tradition of French Arthurian romance, best-known through the works of Chretien de Troyes two centuries earlier. Putter compares Gawain with a wide range of French Arthurian romances, exploring their recurrent structural patterns and motifs, their ethical orientation, and the social context in which they were produced. He presents a wealth of new sources and analogues, which provide illuminating points of comparison for analysis of the self-consciousness with which the Gawain -poet handled the staple ingredients of Arthurian romance.

Ad Putter is Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol.

List of Abbreviations	p. xi
Note on References	p. xii
Introduction: Sir Gawain And French Arthurian Romance
The Landscape Of Courtly Romance	p. 10
Introduction	p. 10
The Wild Forest	p. 16
From Forest to Castle	p. 27
Imaginary Landscapes and the Civilizing Process	p. 41
The Convention Of Hospitality	p. 51
Introduction	p. 51
The Etiquette of Hospitality	p. 53
The Motif of Joy: Etiquette and Deception	p. 72
The Challenge and the Danger of Hospitality	p. 84
The Temptation Scenes	p. 100
Introduction	p. 100
Narrative Fashioning	p. 103
Gawain's Discretion	p. 117
The Art of Make-Believe	p. 139
Honour And Honesty: The Heroic Ideal In Courtly Romance	p. 149
Introduction	p. 149
The Ideal of the Hero	p. 156
The Failure of Conscience	p. 174
Conscience for the Layman	p. 184
The Social Function Of Courtly Romance	p. 188
Chretien de Troyes and the Gawain-Poet in their
Historical Context	p. 188
Clergie and Chevalerie	p. 197
The Clerical Knight in Romance	p. 202
Mercantilism in Romance	p. 229
Conclusion	p. 244
Bibliography	p. 251
Index	p. 274
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