Institute of Musical Research Gawain - David Harsent and Clare Lees in conversation, part 1 [PRESENTERS] David Harsent and Clare Lees David Harsent (Professor of Creative Writing, University of Roehampton) and Clare Lees (Professor of Medieval Literature and History of the Language, King's College London) discuss the fourteenth century poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". David Harsent explores how he reshaped the poem as a libretto for Sir Harrison Birtwistle's opera "Gawain". Supported by: Institute of Musical Research, King's College London, University of Roehampton Cameras and Editing: David Lefeber Executive Producer: Paul Archbold © 2015 Metier Sound & Vision Ltd