Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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Target entity: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Context triple: [Middle English, hasNotableWork, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
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The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
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Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Target entity description: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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A.
The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
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B.
Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
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C.
Goodwin Knight
Goodwin Knight was an American Republican politician who served as the 31st governor of California in the 1950s.
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D.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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E.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
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Middle English literature work ⓘ chivalric romance ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
films
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modern novels ⓘ stage plays ⓘ |
| author |
The Gawain Poet
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surface form:
Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Poet
unknown ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
beheading game
ⓘ
exchange of winnings ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Christian morality
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chivalry ⓘ honor ⓘ human fallibility ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bertilak de Hautdesert
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King Arthur ⓘ Lady Bertilak ⓘ Morgan le Fay ⓘ Queen Guinevere ⓘ |
| form |
alliterative long line
ⓘ
bob and wheel ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
ⓘ
alliterative verse ⓘ chivalric romance ⓘ |
| includedWith |
Cleanness
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Patience ⓘ Pearl ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Green Knight
ⓘ
Gawain ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain
|
| manuscript | Cotton Nero A.x ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Middle English ⓘ |
| partOf | Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation |
King Arthur's court
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surface form:
Knights of the Round Table
|
| protagonistVirtue |
courtesy
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loyalty ⓘ |
| setting |
Hautdesert
ⓘ
King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form:
King Arthur's court at Camelot
|
| structure | four fitts ⓘ |
| symbol |
green color
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green girdle ⓘ pentangle on Gawain's shield ⓘ |
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