Gawain and the green knight

This beautifully dramatized version of the late-14th-century poem offers a bonanza to the English teacher: one of the best known of the Arthurian legends, a portrait of life in Arthurian days as the Pearl poet imagined it, a baker's dozen of discussion topics about human virtue and human imperf...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., FremantleMedia.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c1991.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (76 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sir Gawain Begins His Journey (4:21)
  • Yuletide Celebration (5:56)
  • Christmas Game (5:53)
  • Green Knight's Challenge (2:52)
  • The Castle (4:41)
  • Sir Gawain Meets the Lady (5:42)
  • Sir Gawain Reveals His Covenant (2:53)
  • First Seduction (3:46)
  • The Hunt and the Game (4:26)
  • Second Seduction (4:50)
  • Gawain's Second Test Continues (2:42)
  • The Gift
  • The Green Sash (6:59)
  • Gawain Keeps His Word (4:37)
  • The Green Church (5:47)
  • Gawain's Confrontation with the Knight (2:44)
  • Absolution (3:17)
  • Honor of Imperfection (1:37)