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Jessie L. Weston

    Jessie Laidlay Weston fu una studiosa indipendente e folklorista, principalmente focalizzata sui testi medievali arturiani. Il suo lavoro si addentra nelle profondità delle leggende e dei miti, esplorando temi di sacrificio e rinuncia attraverso un'analisi meticolosa di opere medievali. L'approccio della Weston era radicato in uno studio dedicato, con l'obiettivo di scoprire i significati nascosti e le risonanze culturali all'interno di queste antiche narrazioni. La sua dedizione nel corso della vita illumina l'appeal duraturo del folklore arturiano e la sua importanza nel patrimonio letterario e folcloristico.

    From ritual to romance
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    • HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. A green horse great and tall; A steed full stiff to guide, In broidered bridle all He worthily bestrides Dating from around 1400 and composed by an anonymous writer, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first translated and published almost 200 years ago. Its epic nature has not been dimmed by time: the classic story of a knight on a green steed challenging Sir Gawain to a monumental wager, it is a strange tale full of decapitations, seduction and magic. Soon to be brought to the big screen, Sir Gawain is one of the earliest great stories of English literature.

      Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    • A study of the Grail legend explores the saga's Gnostic roots and its relationship to ancient nature cults that associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity of the land.

      From ritual to romance