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Crafting the witch: Gendering magic in medieval and early modern England

Medievalists.net — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:01:47 +0000

This project documents and analyzes the gendered transformation of magical figures occurring in Arthurian romance in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries.

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The Prologue to Chrétien’s Erec et Enide: Key to the Alchemical San of the Romance

Medievalists.net — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:26:58 +0000

Critical consensus holds that Chrétien’s first Arthurian romance, Erec et Enide, tends toward cultural and psychological realism.

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Lancelot Can Keep His T-Shirt

Medievalists.net — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:50:45 +0000

If t-shirts had been all the rage in the Middle Ages, you can bet there would have been 'Team Lancelot' ones selling like hotcakes. You can also bet that I wouldn't have owned one.

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Queen Guinevere. A queen through time

Medievalists.net — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:16:46 +0000

According to Hopkins, “[Arthur’s] queen, Guinevere, is more elusive, less written about [than Arthur and his knights], and yet has been for centuries a central character playing a critical role in the rise and fall of the Round Table” (6). He goes on by characterizing her as “a key figure in the life of Camelot, this remarkable woman is seen variably as scholar, seductress, warrior, and dignified gentle beauty by the countless artists and writers who have depicted her. Who, then, was Guinevere?” (10) The purpose of this essay is to answer this question by looking at different texts and novels referring to the Queen.

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Chaucer’s Arthuriana

Medievalists.net — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:58:22 +0000

The majority of medieval scholars, including Roger Sherman Loomis, argue that the popularity of the Arthurian legend in England was therefore on the wane in the latter half of the fourteenth century; as a result, the major writers of the period, such as John Gower and Geoffrey Chaucer, refrained from penning anything beyond the occasional reference to King Arthur and his court.

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Oh, for Shame: Public Perception and Punishment in Chretien’s Cliges

Medievalists.net — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:35:22 +0000

To develop this argument, a basic understanding of medieval society's conventions is necessary in order to outline the parameters of this honor/shame culture.

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Looking Back: Medieval French Romance and the Dynamics of Seeing

Medievalists.net — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:53:12 +0000

This dissertation builds upon the work of feminist medievalists and other literary and cultural scholars to argue that sight, and objects that are seen, articulate love relationships between characters in medieval romances, and that seeing is frequently a locus of resistance to gender norms the texts both establish and refuse to accept.

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Women and Their Fathers in Three French Medieval Literary Works

Medievalists.net — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:49:38 +0000

The significance of fathers with regard to their adult daughters seems to be composed of two dominant facets: protection and oppression.

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The Medical Zeitgeist in Chrétien de Troyes’ Cligès

Medievalists.net — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:39:20 +0000

While reading Medieval texts, we often times discover special concoctions made of various ingredients in order to cure certain diseases and illnesses.

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Healing Leaves

Medievalists.net — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:50:19 +0000

Medieval French literature provides the modern researcher with references to the healing arts in many passages that are incorporated into prose or poetic works.

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