SIR GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT. A new verse translation by W.S. Merwin. Knopf, $22; ... Loop-de-loops and lawsuits—just another day at a Texas theme park. By Allyson Ackerman.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was required reading for literature undergraduates 40 years ago, and it has stayed with me ever since, though nowadays I seldom return to the original Middle English.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight fairly revels in its bloody, sexy, violent material — and the poem’s dense, alliterative language only heightens its sensuality.

The Green Knight (Ralph Ineson) in the 2020 movie 'The Green Knight.' A24. While Sir Gawain is a staple of Arthurian movies, the Green Knight is less commonly brought to screens.

Filmmaker David Lowery’s (“Pete’s Dragon”) latest is a mesmerizing medieval fantasy where Dev Patel’s Sir Gawain squares off against a “Lord of the Rings”-esque Green Knight.

The Green Knight is a hero’s journey: Gawain’s quest to prove he is worthy of becoming a knight. A24/Eric Zachanowich. Gawain was a celebrity as he left Camelot.

The Green Knight is an adaptation of the famous medieval poem known as “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” As in the film, the story opens on a Christmas feast in Camelot.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. cr: A24. The trick with adapting stories of the more mythic variety, ... legacy, and other themes that were often prominent in stories like these. ...

David Lowery's stylish retelling (in theaters now) of the anonymously written, 14th-century poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" follows a cocky young man named Gawain who engages in a dangerous ...