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Comparing Brantley Bryant's Game Of Thrones To Old English Literature

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Brantley Bryant is an associate professor of medieval literature at Sonoma State University, and in this video (on YouTube), he shares what he sees of The Canterbury Tales, the Morte d’Arthur and Beowulf in HBO’s television show, “Game of Thrones.” Since, this video is just over a year old, I believe that this video contains credible source. In this video, Bryant, specifically, describe the similarity of Game of Thrones to Old English literature- such as The Canterbury Tales, and Beowulf. In general, Bryant describes that “[the show] doesn’t limit itself to stay strictly real as they blend monster and magic to intensify the power of the story.” This shows that Game of Thrones does not only refer to medieval ages, but the show also implements

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