Sir Gareth and the 'Unfair Unknown': Malory's Use of the Gawain Romances

Arnold Sanders

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Malory's 'Gareth' narrative achieves comic effects by combining episodes from the 'Fair Unknown' romances with others from the Gawain romances, especially those involving beheading games, bed tests, and confrontations with 'felon knights.'

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1955The Works of Sir Thomas Malory 2000History on the Edge: Excalibur and the Borders of Britain, 1100-1300 1995Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales 1976Malory's Morte Darthur 1981Aspects of Malory 1918A Study of Gawain and the Green Knight.1976‘Muse on þi mirrour …’ : The Challenge of the Outlandish Stranger in the English Arthurian Verse Romances 1994"Hand for Hand" and "Body for Body": Aspects of Malory's Vocabulary of Identity and Integrity with Regard to Gareth and Lancelot

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