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Arthurian RomanceArthurian Romance LegendLegend of King of King
ArthurArthur Many tales Many tales
Told since the Told since the Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon periodperiod
Many countriesMany countries: : England, France, England, France, Germany, etc.Germany, etc.
Sir GawainSir Gawain = 14 = 14thth C.C.
Romance poetry - genreRomance poetry - genre
Kings/knightsKings/knights Idealized courtly love (i.e. love within Idealized courtly love (i.e. love within
the king’s court, or assemblage)the king’s court, or assemblage) FantasyFantasy Supernatural creaturesSupernatural creatures Challenge/Test Challenge/Test Quest Quest
Feudal social institutionsFeudal social institutions
ChivalryChivalry – knightly code of – knightly code of behaviorbehavior TruthTruth HonestyHonesty Respect for womenRespect for women CourageCourage Obedience to the kingObedience to the king Humility/humbleHumility/humble
ChivalryChivalry Replaces the Replaces the
Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon comitatuscomitatus
Knight obeys the Knight obeys the king because he’s king because he’s the kingthe king One-way One-way
relationshiprelationship
Challenge / TestChallenge / Test
Purpose of the Test: Purpose of the Test: EnsureEnsure that Sir Gawain must that Sir Gawain must
stick by his morals and stick by his morals and convictionsconvictions
Challenge / TestChallenge / Test
ChivalryChivalry guides guides his actions his actions
the the moral moral structure structure by by which he which he bases his bases his choiceschoices
Challenge / TestChallenge / Test
Gawain is tested and stands by Gawain is tested and stands by his convictionshis convictions he upholds his belief in chivalryhe upholds his belief in chivalry
Why read this today?Why read this today?
Moral lessonMoral lesson 1414thth century century—Knights had to —Knights had to
make choicesmake choiceschoices should reflect choices should reflect acceptance of the chivalric codeacceptance of the chivalric code
Why read this today?Why read this today?
Moral lessonMoral lesson Modern Day Modern Day – We have to make – We have to make
choices in life based on our choices in life based on our belief system. belief system. 11stst: we must explicitly know and : we must explicitly know and understand what we believe inunderstand what we believe in
22ndnd: judge our actions based on : judge our actions based on those beliefsthose beliefs
Why read this today?Why read this today?
ConclusionConclusion:: beliefs, then, become the way in beliefs, then, become the way in
which we measure our actionswhich we measure our actions way in which we decide what we way in which we decide what we
have done as either have done as either goodgood or or badbad
Courtly Love Courtly Love in romance in romance poetrypoetry
audienceaudience = mostly women = mostly women Interest in stories where women Interest in stories where women
play larger roleplay larger role FocusFocus: contained alternates to : contained alternates to
combat ( although combat is combat ( although combat is present)present)