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Morgan le Fay, Shapeshifter
Inbunden, 2013
1639 kr
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This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations. Hebert uses leFay as a lens to explore traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, …
Mapping Malory
Regional Identities and National Geographies in Le Morte Darthur
Inbunden, 2014
1262 kr
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Medievalists are increasingly grappling with spatial studies. This timely book argues that geography is a crucial element in Sir Thomas Malory's M orte Darthur and contributors shine a light on questions of politics and genre to help readers better understand Malory's world.
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Translation of Female Kingship
Av F. Tolhurst
Inbunden, 2013
635 kr
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Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Translation of Female Kingship provides the first feminist analysis of the part of The History of the Kings of Britain that most readers overlook: the reigns before and after Arthur's.
Myth of Morgan la Fey
Av K. Pérez
Inbunden, 2014
1262 kr
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The sister of King Arthur goes by many names: sorceress, kingmaker, death-wielder, mother, lover, goddess. The Myth of Morgan la Fey reveals her true identity through a comprehensive investigation of the famed enchantress' evolution - or devolution - over the past millennium and its implications …
Contested Language in Malory's Morte Darthur
The Politics of Romance in Fifteenth-Century England
Av R. Lexton
Inbunden, 2014
635 kr
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Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with contemporary …
Morgan le Fay, Shapeshifter
Häftad, 2013
1639 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations. Hebert uses leFay as a lens to explore traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, …
Mapping Malory
Regional Identities and National Geographies in Le Morte Darthur
Häftad, 2014
635 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Medievalists are increasingly grappling with spatial studies. This timely book argues that geography is a crucial element in Sir Thomas Malory's M orte Darthur and contributors shine a light on questions of politics and genre to help readers better understand Malory's world.
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Translation of Female Kingship
Av F. Tolhurst
Häftad, 2013
635 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Translation of Female Kingship provides the first feminist analysis of the part of The History of the Kings of Britain that most readers overlook: the reigns before and after Arthur's.
Myth of Morgan la Fey
Av K. Pérez
Häftad, 2015
1262 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The sister of King Arthur goes by many names: sorceress, kingmaker, death-wielder, mother, lover, goddess. The Myth of Morgan la Fey reveals her true identity through a comprehensive investigation of the famed enchantress' evolution - or devolution - over the past millennium and its implications …
Contested Language in Malory's Morte Darthur
The Politics of Romance in Fifteenth-Century England
Av R. Lexton
Häftad, 2014
635 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with contemporary …
Violent Passions
Managing Love in the Old French Verse Romance
Häftad, 2005
635 kr
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This book re-evaluates the perception of "courtly love" in Old French verse. Adams traces how these verses explore the emotional trials of amour and propose coping methods for the lovelorn.
Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children
Essays on Arthurian Juvenilia
Av Barbara Tepa Lupack, Kenneth A. Loparo m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
635 kr
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For centuries, the Arthurian legends have fascinated and inspired countless writers, artists, and readers, many of whom first became acquainted with the story as youngsters. From the numerous retellings of Malory and versions of Tennyson for young people to the host of illustrated volumes to which …
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Feminist Origins of the Arthurian Legend
Av F. Tolhurst
Häftad, 2012
635 kr
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Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Feminist Origins of the Arthurian Legend provides the first feminist analysis of both the Arthurian section of The History of the Kings of Britain and The Life of Merlin .
Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory’s Le Morte Darthur
Av K. Hodges
Häftad, 2005
1262 kr
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Forging Chivalric Communities in Marlory's Morte D'Arthur shows that Malory treats chivalry not as a static institution but as a dynamic, continually evolving ideal. Le Morte D'arthur is structured to trace how communities and individuals adapt or create chivalric codes for their own purposes; in …
Andreas Capellanus on Love?
Desire, Seduction, and Subversion in a Twelfth-Century Latin Text
Häftad, 2008
635 kr
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Andersen-Wyman's book undoes most scholarly uses and understandings of De amore by Andreas Capellanus. By offering a reading promoted by the text itself, Andersen-Wyman shows how Andreas undermines the narrative foundations of sacred and secular institutions and renders their power absurd.
Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature
Av V. Greene
Häftad, 2007
635 kr
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Thirty-five years ago Roland Barthes proclaimed the death of the Author. For medievalists no death has been more timely. The essays in this volume create a prism through which to understand medieval authorship as a process and the medieval author as an agency in the making.
Writings on Love in the English Middle Ages
Av H. Cooney
Häftad, 2015
635 kr
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This is a set of essays from many of the leading scholars in the world of medieval studies, which addresses a wide diversity of texts and genres and their diverse perspectives on love. Attention is given to interaction between English writings and putative continental and international influences, …
Book of the Knight of the Tower
Manners for Young Medieval Women
Av R. Barnhouse
Häftad, 2006
635 kr
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This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women …
Medieval Literacy and Textuality in Middle High German
Reading and Writing in Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel
Av A. Volfing
Häftad, 2007
635 kr
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This study addresses the topics of literacy and texuality in order to develop a new line of interpretation for a landmark of Middle High German literature. Albrecht's Der jüngere Titurel is an intellectually ambitious narrative written ca. 1270 as a prequel and sequel to the more famous Arthurian …
Comic Provocations
Exposing the Corpus of Old French Fabliaux
Av H. Crocker
Häftad, 2007
635 kr
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This collection explores how Old French fabliaux disrupt literal and figurative bodies. Essays cover theoretical issues including fragmentation and multiplication, social anxiety and excessive circulation, performative productions and creative formations, to trace the competing consequences that …
Violent Passions
Managing Love in the Old French Verse Romance
Av T. Adams
Inbunden, 2005
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book re-evaluates the perception of "courtly love" in Old French verse. Adams traces how these verses explore the emotional trials of amour and propose coping methods for the lovelorn.
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Feminist Origins of the Arthurian Legend
Av F. Tolhurst
Inbunden, 2012
1140 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Feminist Origins of the Arthurian Legend provides the first feminist analysis of both the Arthurian section of The History of the Kings of Britain and The Life of Merlin .
Hollywood Knights
Arthurian Cinema and the Politics of Nostalgia
Av S. Aronstein
Inbunden, 2005
588 kr
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Hollywood Knights examines Hollywood Arthuriana as political nostalgia offered to American viewers during times of cultural crisis: the red scare of the 1950s, the breakdown of traditional authority in the 1960s and 1970s, the turn to the right in the 1980s and the redemption of masculine and …
Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory’s Le Morte Darthur
Av K. Hodges
Inbunden, 2005
1266 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Forging Chivalric Communities in Marlory's Morte D'Arthur shows that Malory treats chivalry not as a static institution but as a dynamic, continually evolving ideal. Le Morte D'arthur is structured to trace how communities and individuals adapt or create chivalric codes for their own purposes; in …
Andreas Capellanus on Love?
Desire, Seduction, and Subversion in a Twelfth-Century Latin Text
Inbunden, 2008
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Andersen-Wyman's book undoes most scholarly uses and understandings of De amore by Andreas Capellanus. By offering a reading promoted by the text itself, Andersen-Wyman shows how Andreas undermines the narrative foundations of sacred and secular institutions and renders their power absurd.
Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature
Av V. Greene
Inbunden, 2007
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Thirty-five years ago Roland Barthes proclaimed the death of the Author. For medievalists no death has been more timely. The essays in this volume create a prism through which to understand medieval authorship as a process and the medieval author as an agency in the making.
Writings on Love in the English Middle Ages
Av H. Cooney
Inbunden, 2007
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This is a set of essays from many of the leading scholars in the world of medieval studies, which addresses a wide diversity of texts and genres and their diverse perspectives on love. Attention is given to interaction between English writings and putative continental and international influences, …
Book of the Knight of the Tower
Manners for Young Medieval Women
Av R. Barnhouse
Inbunden, 2006
570 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explores knightly stories of medieval manners and is a commentary on what people in the middle ages wore, how they prayed and what they hoped for in this life and the next. These stories range from the shockingly bawdy to the deeply pious, and often end with morals about the ways women …
Medieval Literacy and Textuality in Middle High German
Reading and Writing in Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel
Av A. Volfing
Inbunden, 2007
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This study addresses the topics of literacy and texuality in order to develop a new line of interpretation for a landmark of Middle High German literature. Albrecht's Der jüngere Titurel is an intellectually ambitious narrative written ca. 1270 as a prequel and sequel to the more famous Arthurian …
Comic Provocations
Exposing the Corpus of Old French Fabliaux
Av H. Crocker, Holly A. Crocker
Inbunden, 2007
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection explores how Old French fabliaux disrupt literal and figurative bodies. Essays cover theoretical issues including fragmentation and multiplication, social anxiety and excessive circulation, performative productions and creative formations, to trace the competing consequences that …
