Gawain and Michaelmas
The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas, is held on Sept. 29. The feast is referred to in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Til MeƷelmas mone Watz cumen wyth wynter wage; Þen Þenkkez Gawan ful sone Of his anious uyage. These lines conclude the stanzas on the passing of the seasons with...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
1969
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Traditio
Year: 1969, Volume: 25, Pages: 404-411 |
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| Summary: | The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas, is held on Sept. 29. The feast is referred to in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Til MeƷelmas mone Watz cumen wyth wynter wage; Þen Þenkkez Gawan ful sone Of his anious uyage. These lines conclude the stanzas on the passing of the seasons with which part II of the poem begins. They are immediately followed by a statement to the effect that Gawain does not start on his anious uyage till Nov. 1 (Al-hal-day). Apparently something about the Michaelmas moon simply brings to consciousness, to the foreground of Gawain's mind, the grim agreement with the Green Knight. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900011089 |