Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Figures VII
4. List of Abbreviations IX
5. Citation Notes XI
6. Acknowledgments XIII
7. Introduction: Gaming the Medieval English Text 1
8. Chapter 1 The Text Game: The Gamemaster of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 27
9. Chapter 2 The Bobs Game: The Ordinatio of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 55
10. Chapter 3 The Salvation Game: Ludic Reading in Pearl, Cleanness, and Patience 113
11. Chapter 4 The Image Game: Gaming the Illustrations 151
12. Conclusion: The Elite Game of Reading 187
13. Appendices: Playing with the Bobs 195
14. Bibliography 225
15. Notes on the Authors 245
16. Index 247