In the Footsteps of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Written around 1400 in Middle English by an unknown hand, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a mysterious poem about an uncanny event that takes place in the legendary realm of King Arthur. In this program, renowned Gawain translator Simon Armitage seeks a richer understanding of the poem by walking the fading trail that ends at the Green Chapel, the climax point of the famously alliterative epic that is equal parts adventure story, supernatural tale, steamy romance, parable, and tribute to nature. Enthralling! Readings and commentary by Armitage are interwoven throughout the narrative
British Poetry (1:34)
Christmas at Camelot (0:47)
Plot of Poem (1:07)
Rhyming Verse (1:23)
Gawain Slays the Green Knight (1:01)
Alliteration in Poetry (1:38)
Gawain Seeks the Knight (1:28)
Knight's Armor (1:44)
Gawain's Country: West Yorkshire (1:01)
Middle English: Language of the Poem (1:50)
Sir Gawain: Part 2 (1:10)
Nature Poem (1:14)
Poetry and Mythology (1:32)
Gawain in the Countryside (1:11)
Mythical Motif (1:49)
Christians in a Superstitious World (1:08)
Yesterday's Forest: Today's Scrap Yard (1:51)
Mysteries of Nature (1:02)
Sr. Gawain and His Conscience (1:01)
Force and Beauty of Nature (1:18)
Refuge from the Winter (1:25)
Sir Gawain's Transformation (1:30)
Test of Courage (1:23)
Sir Gawain and Temptation (1:20)
Sir Gawain and Seduction (1:25)
Predator and Prey (1:16)
Poetry: Bedroom Scenes (1:00)
Bloodthirsty Aspects of the Poem (1:17)
Gawain's Third Temptation (1:10)
Gawain's Deceit (1:04)
Poet's Regional Dialect (1:37)
Poetic Landmarks (1:30)
Portrait of a Poet (1:04)
Meaning of the Poem (1:17)
Gawain's Fear (1:00)
Green Chapel (1:35)
Heart of a Pagan Landscape (1:00)
Poem Provides Landmarks (1:57)
Location of Green Chapel (1:47)
Gawain Faces Death (1:03)
Gawain's Escape (1:41)
Lessons of Life (1:59)
Inspired by the Poem (1:24)

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