I find the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight interesting, but I just love the alliteration and rhyme used. After reading it out loud, it became very humorous and sometimes hard to read without getting tongue-tied. It is just incredible to me that so much thought went into making the text alliterate and explain the plot. These literary devices make the reading more entertaining but do not distract to much from the great story line. I appreciate Tolkien's work in translating this work and the great writing of the original author, who is sadly unknown. This is one of my favorite readings so far simply because of the style that it is written in.
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Dallas, your beautiful and eloquent expression of appreciation towards this story's brilliant literary acumen is utterly profound. I hope one day to reach a level of true literary understanding as you do. This text is, as you so majestically pointed out, does not want for beauty and sets a standard for other stories of its kind. Thank you for such an astounding view.
ReplyDeleteSame! How easy it is to understand the plot and the language used in it is refreshing!
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