779. [2/2] Poetry Reading: Sir Gawain and The Green Knight (by Simon Armitage)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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Luke reads verses from a modernised version of this medieval poem, considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature.

Listen to hear the rhyme and rhythm of the poetry, the descriptive vocabulary and details of the story, with vocabulary explanations and comments from Luke.

This is part 2 of a double episode about this story. Video version available with on-screen text.

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小丁犬

2022.7.30

For the full transcript, you could search tingduoduopodcast in WeiZin, have a good weekend! ☝️

小丁犬

2022.7.30

00:42
The poem is basically a really mysterious and wonderfully descriptive adventure about a night from King. Arthur's table at Camelot King, Arthur was a mythical king of Britain who people told and wrote stories about many centuries ago. We're not sure if he really existed, if the stories about him are all fictional or some combination of those two things.

小丁犬

2022.7.30

00:15
Hello listeners and hello video viewers, because this is also on YouTube. Welcome to episode 779 of my podcast for learners of English. This is, in fact, part two of a two-part episode in part one of this, which was episode 778. I talked to my dad about an old poem from the mediaeval period in Britain.

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