by roy OWEN ' Reader in French, University of St Andrews
After considering Eugene Vma ver's recently published book The Rise of Romance, Dr Owen looks for a different and complementary approach to the development of romance by following the fortunes of Sir Gawain from his first appearance in literature to the English Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
(Monday, 13 December: introductory talk by Professor Gwyn Jones and the first of four dramatised readings from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)