Beowulf, national epic of the Anglo-Saxon people, sings high praise of the ancient hero Beowulf who represents the ideal warrior and king. Sir Gawain, a medieval knight presented in the poem Sir Gawain and the Green K...Beowulf, national epic of the Anglo-Saxon people, sings high praise of the ancient hero Beowulf who represents the ideal warrior and king. Sir Gawain, a medieval knight presented in the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, is also described as a hero and a model knight. This paper is to find out the main features of the English heroes by comparing the two heroes.展开更多
文摘Beowulf, national epic of the Anglo-Saxon people, sings high praise of the ancient hero Beowulf who represents the ideal warrior and king. Sir Gawain, a medieval knight presented in the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, is also described as a hero and a model knight. This paper is to find out the main features of the English heroes by comparing the two heroes.
