Main index
- Who was the Pearl Poet?
- Pearl translation (Bill Stanton)
- Another Pearl translation (Eller Collection)
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
- Introduction
- Resources (Luminarium)
- SparkNotes on Sir Gawain
- Mid. Eng. text (w/ literal translation)
- Jessie Weston's prose translation
- Jessie Weston's verse translation
- W.A. Neilson's prose translation
Paul Deane's Ongoing Translation
Book I: The Green Knight's Challenge(Lines 1-490, sections 1-21)
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(1) Historical Prologue
(3) Christmas in Camelot
(7) The Green Knight Arrives
(13) The Green Knight's Challenge
(16) Gawain Takes up the Challenge
(19) A Beheading and a Departure
Book II: Gawain's Journey
(Lines 491-784, sections 22-33)
Book II: Gawain's Welcome at the Castle
(Lines 785-1125, sections 34-45)
(34) Examining the Castle
Book III: Hunter and Huntress (to line 1318)
(35) A Reception in Style
(36) Meeting the Lord
(37) A Grand Supper
(38) "That Paragon of Prowess and of Perfect Manners ..."
(39) In the Chapel on Christmas Eve
(40) Two Ladies
(43) A Bargain
(46) The Hunt Sets Off
(47) Din, Deer, and Death
(48) Gawain, a Bed, and a Lady
(49) A Courteous Offer
(50) Discussing Courtesy
(52) A Knightly Kiss
Untranslated: III-IV, Hunting and Temptation; The Test