CR Episode 112: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part I

Critical Readings

EpisodeJan 17, 20221h 6m

CR Episode 112: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part I

Critical Readings

EpisodeJan 17, 20221h 6m

The panel reads the first part of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, providing an overview of the formal aspects of the poem, the history of the manuscript (Cotton Nero A.x), theories about authorship, and analysis of the poem's titular, veridian symbolism.Continue reading

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Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.

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