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1502680 No.1502680 [Reply] [Original]

Any medieval lit. fans about? Reading Wife of Baths in a lit class and prof mentioned how the knight in the Wife of Bath's tale is supposed to be Sir Gawain; could anyone tell me where it says this?

>> No.1502684

no fucking clue, but I'll bump because I'm interested

>> No.1502705

>could anyone tell me where it says this?
I'd look to the interpretive tradition of that particular story.
Perhaps the identification is justified in a commentary on the work?

>> No.1502714

Yeah after some googling I found that there are parallels between Sir Gawain and he Green Knight and The Wife of Bath's Tale that are attributed to this interpretation. thanks

>> No.1502723

I know The Wife of Bath is an earlier version of The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle, but have not read The Canterbury Tales yet, I can't say for certain if The Wedding of Sir Gawain just took the model of Wife of Bath, or if it is simply a retelling, using the same characters.

>> No.1502747

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the knight is mentioned in the book on a page.

>> No.1502756

>>1502747
unbelievable