http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/hermeneutics Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:16:44 -0400 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:16:44 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/511/interpreting-gawain-the-hermeneutics-of-translation By Tristan Gans - In the Broadview Press edition of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, editor and translator James Winny makes a concerted effort to render the original Middle English text in denotatively correct, non-alliterative modern English. In doing so, he fails to illuminate one of the work’s primary themes: the transition of Gawain from a socially defined literary superlative to a three-dimensional, introspective character. The language and form of the text, neglected in Winny’s translation, tie changes of insignia and verb form explicitly to the growth of Gawain’s identity and emotional... Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/511/interpreting-gawain-the-hermeneutics-of-translation