Aug 2, 2021
Right now we talk about one of many biggest Arthurian tales, informed by
one of the crucial virtuosic poets within the historical past of English, an
nameless priest of the 14th century. Sir Gawain and the
Inexperienced Knight tells us lots about courtesy, authentic sin, and
grace, all sure up in an enormously entertaining story a few
big, decapitation-surviving inexperienced knight.
Poet and critic Anthony Esolen joins the present to debate the
poem, its Center English dialect, and the custom of alliterative
verse.
Watch dialogue on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8YKmYkklcuU
Hyperlinks
Marie Boroff’s translation of the whole works of the
Gawain-poet
https://www.amazon.com/Gawain-Poet-Full-Cleanness-Erkenwald/dp/0393912353
Simon Armitage’s facing-page translation together with the unique
Center English
https://www.amazon.com/Gawain-Inexperienced-Knight-Verse-Translation/dp/0393334155
Dana Gioia essay, “Accentual Verse”
https://danagioia.com/essays/writing-and-reading/accentual-verse/
Magdalen School, the place Esolen teaches, nonetheless has areas open in
its 2021 freshman class! https://magdalen.edu/
Anthony Esolen, The Hundredfold: Songs for the
Lord https://www.ignatius.com/The-Hundredfold-P3358.aspx
Esolen on his poem The Hundredfold https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-55-hundredfold-anthony-esolen/
Esolen discusses Stagecoach on Standards: The Catholic
Movie Podcast https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/stagecoach-1939/
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