Morgan Le Fay, Shapeshifter

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-02264-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4041 g

Reihe: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures

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, identity, and social expectations for women and men alike.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hebert, Jill M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: To be a Shapeshifter 1. For the Healing of His Wounds? The Seeds of Ambiguity in Latin Sources 2. Sisters of the Forest: Morgan and Her Analogues in Arthurian Romance 3. Morgan in Malory 4. Morgan's Presence-in-Absence in Renaissance, Romantic, and Victorian Works 5. Imprisoned by Ideology: Modern and Fantasy Portrayals Conclusion: Beyond Limits

Über Autor(innen)

Jill M. Hebert is an assistant professor of English at the University of Saint Mary.