Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography compiled by Stefan Blaschke |
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Representations: Literary Texts: »Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century chivalric romance in Middle English. The author is unknown; the title was given centuries later. It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game, and the exchange of winnings. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel; it draws on Welsh, Irish, and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important example of a chivalric romance, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess.« -- More information: Wikipedia Types: General: Rape I. Author Index [Info] Gibson, Angela L. Fictions of Abduction in the Auchinleck Manuscript, the 'Pearl' Poet, Chaucer, and Malory. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Rochester, 2008. II. Speaker Index - |