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- Title
‘With Lel Letteres Loken’: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Line 35.
- Authors
Herman, Jason M.
- Abstract
The article presents literary criticism of the epic poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The author addresses the meaning of the Middle English (ME) word loken, which has commonly been glossed to mean secured or fastened. The author examines other possible meanings of the word loken and suggests that in this poem the word means fastness or fixity. Implications for the meaning of the poem are discussed.
- Subjects
SIR Gawain &; the Green Knight (Poem); MIDDLE English literature; MIDDLE English literature -- History &; criticism; MIDDLE English etymology; GLOSSES &; glossaries; ENGLISH poetry; LITERARY criticism; ENGLISH epic poetry; POETRY explication
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2010, Vol 57, Issue 3, p311
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjq069