Sir Gawain Analysis Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains many themes. Some of these themes are more obvious than others. Love, lust, loyalty, deceit, trust, courage, virtue, and righteousness are most of ... the Gawain poet. All four poems were uniquely named Cotton Nero A.X. This is due to the manuscript's previous owner, Sir Robert Cotton. Cotton supposedly acquired the manuscript from Yorkshire bibliophile Henry Savile (1568-1617), but its whereabouts before then are unknown (Grolier). Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first edited and published in 1839 by Madden, whose entire name ...

• Word Count: 2582
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School