Anonymous
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Review of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous
A great poem of Medieval times. Along with Beowulf, a fantastic entry point into Middle English texts and classics in general.The poem works on multiple levels. Some nuances require a little effort to parse, and knowledge of context. Several editions I’ve seen contain helpful notes.Gawain starts out as a pseudo…
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Review of The Book of Dede Korkut by Anonymous
I like to collect rare and unusual Penguin Classics. This was one of my favorite I’ve come across. A strange and inconsistent series of tales from Medieval Turkey. The 13 tales, combined with the copious notes and introduction (which almost constitutes a 14th tale’s worth of material since it details…
L. S. Popovich 