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Article: Medieval misogyny and Gawain's outburst against women in 'Sir Gawain and the green Knight'.
- Article from:
- The Modern Language Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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His clannes and his cortaysye croked were
neuer.
(Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, l. 653)
An old religious uncle of mine taught me to
speak, who was in his youth an inland man;
one that knew courtship too well, for there he
fell in love. I have heard him read many