I have an ADHD wife and two ADHD sons. You could say I've had some practice. 😉

Glad to help. Hope there's still time to turn it around! It's a great story if you give it a chance. 😃

Lol. Thanks for the compliment, even if it is at the expense of your teacher. Always happy to reach another student who is eager to learn.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback!

Glad to hear it--thanks for taking the time to tell me so. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions.

I think I've read five translations of Gawain; Stone's was one of the better ones. I prefer Raffel's (maybe because I've been teaching it for a decade). For my purposes as a high school English teacher, it's more readable and engaging than the others. My goal is increase exposure to great literature, and so I'm not most interested in accuracy or poetry so much as readability. If they don't read it, it doesn't do them any good, and Raffel narrates action with speed and clarity, has crisp and engaging diction, and does an A+ job with the sexual tension between Gawain and the Lady. Folks want to read more. More accurate translations tend to lose the poetic elements as they go for the words that best replace the original poet's in terms of meaning. They also tend to keep obsolete and confusing sentence structures intact. More poetic translations sound beautiful, but the authors tend to make a lot of substitutions and reorganizations, that affect the meaning of the story. You have to place your translator on that spectrum. Raffel is on the more poetic side IMHO.

​@@Mr.H-Literature Thanks for your prompt response.. yes now I am reading Raffel's with you... I had the chance to read Beowulf translation by Raffel, and he is really poetic...

I can see that viewpoint. I wouldn't want to be in a position where constant vigilance was a necessity, however, and I feel like it's also empowering for creeps. Lol.

@@Mr.H-Literature I don't think anyone would dare to kiss a women on a Christmas party based on some mistletoe these days. I was referring to this time of late middle ages to early modern times. Also there was only one mistletoe in the whole room in some corner, I don't think much vigilance was required not to stand there all the time.

Thanks! Please tell that to my teenage son. 😂

Sorry, I don't answer homework questions. Best of luck!

Burton Raffel's. It's from 1970, an affordable version that's also very accessible to non-academic readers such as would be in a general U.S. high school class.

😁 thanks for the feedback. To be fair, I made this during COVID attempting to reach my regular English 12 classes on their level and get them interested in a story that 99% of them wouldn't have picked up otherwise. No pretentions to be some kind of master teaching college level material here, just a guy doing his level-best to help interpret a story and make it relatable to the average 17-18 year-old American high school student. Had no idea it would take off like this online. Best wishes to you for a happy new year.

Certainly not attempting to mislead anyone. In my experience, differing opinions, new perspectives, or a healthy debate about literature shows that it remains vital. I don't pretend to be a PhD expert in the field, and I only made these to help my class through COVID. It's a wonder to me how these took off.