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| 說明 | 1 online resource (x, 196 pages) |
| 文字 | text |
| 無媒介 | unmediated |
| 成冊 | volume |
| 系列 | Arthurian and courtly cultures |
| Studies in Arthurian and courtly cultures |
| 附註 | Introduction -- PART I: GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH AS FEMINIST HISTORIAN -- Geoffrey of Monmouth, His Predecessors, and His Contemporaries -- Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Development of Medieval English Historiography -- PART II: GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH AS ARTHURIAN MYTHMAKER -- Wace and Lawman: Feminist and Anti-feminist Translations of Geoffrey's Historia -- Sir Thomas Malory as Feminist Fence-Sitter -- Fictional and Cinematic Reinterpretations of Geoffrey's Feminist Legacy -- PART III: GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH AND THE ORIGINS OF MEDIEVAL FEMINIST MYTHOGRAPHY -- Boccaccio and Chaucer: Anti-Feminist and Feminist Heirs to Geoffrey's Legacy -- Christine de Pizan: Geoffrey's Feminist Soul Mate -- Conclusion -- |
| "In this study, Fiona Tolhurst offers the first feminist analysis the Arthurian section of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and his Life of Merlin. It argues that Geoffrey's history presents the marriage of Queen Igerna and King Uther as founded upon both love and equality, Igerna and Uther's daughter Anna as a pivotal figure in British history, and Queen Ganhumara as King Arturus's partner in power. In addition, the Merlin poem introduces a Morgen who possesses powers that Merlin does not, and a Ganieda who replaces Merlin as the prophet of the Britons"-- Provided by publisher |
| Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description based on print version record |
| 主題 | Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154. Vita Merlini |
| Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154. Historia regum Britanniae |
| Arthurian romances -- Sources |
| Women in literature |
| Wace, approximately 1100-approximately 1175. Roman de Brut |
| Layamon, active 1200. Brut |
| Historiography -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500 |
| Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Historiography |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist. |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / General. |
| Electronic books |
| Electronic books. |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9780230337947 (electronic bk.) |
| 0230337945 (electronic bk.) |
| 1403965439 |
| 9781403965431 |
| 9781283867627 (MyiLibrary) |
| 1283867621 (MyiLibrary) |
