Mission impossible - The pentangle breaks.

dc.contributor.authorBrewis, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-14T06:36:04Z
dc.date.available2010-04-14T06:36:04Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe poet’s complex and ambiguous treatment of Gawain’s adventure leaves the nature of the heroic role continually in doubt, and the ending of the poem is designed to make us wonder whether Gawain has fulfilled such a role or not. This article attempts to advocate a sympathetic reading of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, hereafter referred to as SGGK. I propose to show that Gawain, despite failing in his mission, is indeed a hero and that the circumstances he finds himself in, make it impossible for him to succeed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrewis, A. (2009). Mission impossible - the pentangle breaks. Nawa Journal of Communication, 3(2), 32-43.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1993-3835.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10628/107
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNUST, Department of English Communication.en_US
dc.subjectGawain and the Grene Knight (Novel) - Criticism and interpretation
dc.subjectKnights and knighthood in literature
dc.subjectHeroes in literature
dc.subjectGrene Knight (Legendary character)
dc.subjectPearl Poet, 14th century. Gawain and the Grene Knight
dc.titleMission impossible - The pentangle breaks.en_US

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