| Arthurian Women: A Casebook Contributor(s): Fenster, Thelma S. (Author), Lacy, Norris J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415928893 ISBN-13: 9780415928892 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This collection gathers recent criticism focusing on female characters in Arthurian literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Touching on important characters from Morgan Le Fay and Guenevere to Laudine and Lunette, the essays discuss medieval and modern readers of the legend, as well as modern critics, writers, and artists who have engaged with the Arthurian story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| Series: Arthurian Characters and Themes (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (1.08 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Featuring three original and 14 classic essays, this volume examines literary representations of women in Arthuriana and how women artists have viewed them. The essays discuss the female characters in Arthurian legend, medieval and modern readers of the legend, modern critics and the modern women writers who have recast the Arthurian inheritance, and finally women visual artists who have used the material of the Arthurian story. All the essays concentrate interpretation on a female creator and the work. This collection contains a useful bibliography of material devoted to female characters in Arthurian literature. |