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Sto caricando le informazioni... Sir Gawain: Knight of the Goddessdi John Matthews
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![]() Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. ![]() A look at the legends around Sir Gawain. Most of the ancient tales have Gawain as the eldest of King Arthur's nephews and his heir, but one has him pinned as his son. Gawain is most well known as the son of Lot of Orkney and Morgause, Arthur's half sister. He has been linked to Cuchulainn and one of the three sons of Lugh in various tales. Probably his most famous adventure was the tale of the Green Knight which has many different versions all based around the beheading game. The different versions are considered along with their origins. The book also looks at the many women in the life of Gawain. He begins as a chivalrous knight frequently linked to the Goddess, who in later tales has a change in reputation becoming a rogue. Like Lancelot, in most tales Gawain fails at the grail quest for the same reason as Lancelot. Their weakness is women. However, there are versions of the tale that have him succeeding and again he is linked to the Goddess and frequently the Otherworld. This is a great resource for the older less common Arhturian sources. It has a fantastic bibliography and summarises the main parts of the tales surrounding Gawain. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Restores Gawain of Camelot to his true role as the foremost representative and servant of the Goddess. * The full story of Gawain of Camelot that restores a lost piece of the great Arthurian tapestry. * Traces the historical trends that demoted Gawain from the foremost knight of the Round Table to a villain and womanizer. * The result of more than 20 years of research by one of the world's leading scholars of Arthurian mythology. Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur, was once the most important knight at Arthur's court, a shining example of all that was best in chivalry. He even outranked the famous Lancelot. Yet as the popularity of the Arthurian romances grew, the character of Gawain became increasingly diminished in popular literature. John Matthews explores the phenomenon that influenced the recasting of Gawain from hero to womanizing villain, providing a scholarly context through which Gawain's role as the representative of the Goddess upon Earth--the real Green Knight of Camelot and Sovereignty's Champion--may be restored. In addition, the author presents a unique view of the mythology of Britain and its connections with the historical changes that took place over many hundreds of years in the religious and mystical traditions of the country. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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