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The Green Knight: History, Myth, and Modern Shame -- A Historian's View

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Individual Psychology of the Night

Theans: The individual psychology of the night fits into his bigger social world. He says in a couple of interviews, lowery says that he doesn't get into that because it would just be too hard to explain to a modern audience. And indeed, when i saw the movie, my friend said, why, if the green knight was just going to return a blow to gawayne, why didn't he just give him a little gentle tap on the shoulder? They are not just neuroses or obsessions. They are part of a larger social and pol al order.

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