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    The poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is considered the finest Arthurian romance written in 14th century England. It tells the story of Sir Gawain, a courageous knight who embarks on a long journey of self-discovery. During his travels, Gawain faces many trials and challenges. He is ultimately able to apologize for his sins and succeed in his journey to understand himself, with events in the poem like the hunting of a deer representing Gawain's innocence. The poem gives medieval literature a new focus on the biblical concept of "self" and developing one's character through adversity.

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    The poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is considered the finest Arthurian romance written in 14th century England. It tells the story of Sir Gawain, a courageous knight who embarks on a long journey of self-discovery. During his travels, Gawain faces many trials and challenges. He is ultimately able to apologize for his sins and succeed in his journey to understand himself, with events in the poem like the hunting of a deer representing Gawain's innocence. The poem gives medieval literature a new focus on the biblical concept of "self" and developing one's character through adversity.

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    Sir Gawain and The Green Knight', A Chivalric Medieval Romance Poem, Finest Arthurian

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    The poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is considered the finest Arthurian romance written in 14th century England. It tells the story of Sir Gawain, a courageous knight who embarks on a long journey of self-discovery. During his travels, Gawain faces many trials and challenges. He is ultimately able to apologize for his sins and succeed in his journey to understand himself, with events in the poem like the hunting of a deer representing Gawain's innocence. The poem gives medieval literature a new focus on the biblical concept of "self" and developing one's character through adversity.

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    ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’, a chivalric medieval romance poem, finest Arthurian

    romance written by Gawain poet in 14th century. It has very attractive symmetrical, symbolic and

    balanced structure. Multiple events occur in pair of two or three. Gawain Knight, a courageous

    warrior, set out for a long journey to find himself. Sir Gawain passed through multiple trials,

    tough challenges, long journey, accepted and apologized for his sins until his journey to ‘self’

    was succeeded. The poet described certain features of heroic character through events like

    hunting a deer represented innocence of the Gawain. Every character and event as labelled in

    poem described the journey of Gawain to find himself and conquer the theory of ‘self ’. Middle

    Ages literature was more focused towards love, romance, sexuality, adventure etc. But Gawain

    gave it a new historic literature on the theory of Bible’s concept of ‘self’ and more realized than

    past literature. It particularly belongs to medieval literature genre that includes adventurous tale,

    religious campaign, downfall knight or lord and rescuing confined lady making it perfect

    romantic tale.

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