The author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has never been identified
The poet was probably a male, because of the lack of female poets at the time
The author was well-educated because of his understanding in Latin, French, Christian doctrine and practices
Sir Robert Cotton preserved the single manuscript, Cotton Nero A.X., which is located in the British library . - copy of an original
The Gawain-poet details of aristocratic life, such as weapons, feasting, hunting indicates that he was a nobleman or wrote for a noble patron
Three other works: “The Pearl,” “Cleanness,” and “Patience” are attributed to this author because of similarities in dialect, style and themes
Written in the 14th century middle ages
His audience
The poet was probably a male, because of the lack of female poets at the time
The author was well-educated because of his understanding in Latin, French, Christian doctrine and practices
Sir Robert Cotton preserved the single manuscript, Cotton Nero A.X., which is located in the British library . - copy of an original
The Gawain-poet details of aristocratic life, such as weapons, feasting, hunting indicates that he was a nobleman or wrote for a noble patron
Three other works: “The Pearl,” “Cleanness,” and “Patience” are attributed to this author because of similarities in dialect, style and themes
Written in the 14th century middle ages
His audience