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Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (Cliffs Notes)

✍ Scribed by John N. Gardner

Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Year: 1967
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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This Middle-English poem about the moral testing of a young hero is commonly described as the greatest Arthurian romance in our literary tradition. It is a question still as to who the author is, but this poet is considered second only to Chaucer.

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