Medievalists.net » Wace

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.

The post Queen Guinevere. A queen through time appeared first on Medievalists.net.

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.

The post Chaucer’s Arthuriana appeared first on Medievalists.net.

The Arthur of the chronicles

Medievalists.net — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:39:58 +0000

Even if we cannot accept the claim made by Geoffrey in his introduction that his putative source was ‘attractively composed to form a consecutive andorderly narrative’, he certainly made extensive use ofWelsh genealogies andking-lists.

The post The Arthur of the chronicles appeared first on Medievalists.net.