Lancelot and Guinevere - A Casebook

Beginning with an introduction that examines the portrayal of the characters of Lancelot and Guinevere from their origins to the present day, this collection of 16 essays-five of which appear here for the first time-puts particular emphasis on the appearance of the two characters in medieval and modern literature. Besides several studies exploring feminist concerns, the volume features articles on the representation of the lovers in medieval manuscript illuminations (18 plates focus on scenes of their first kiss and the consummation of the adultery), in film, and in other visual arts. A 200-item bibliography completes the volume.

List of contents

The Figure of Lancelot in the Lancelot-Graal, Elspeth Kennedy * Lancelot and Guinevere in the Middle Dutch Lancelot-Compilation, Bart Besamusca * Illustrating Lancelot and Guinevere, Alison Stones * Unifying Makers: Lancelot and Guinevere in Modern Literature and Art, Muriel Whitaker * Which Queen? Guinevere's Transvestism in the French Prose Lancelot, E. Jane Burns * The Presentation of the Character of Lancelot: Chr tien to Malory, Derek Brewer * Lancelot: A Flawless Hero in a Symmetrical World, James A. Schultz * An Interpreter's Dilemma: Why Are There So Many Interpretations of Chr tien's Chevalier de la Charrette?, Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner * Arthurian Myth Devalued in Walker Percy's Lancelot, John Bugge * Lancelot's Last Metamorphosis, Jean-Marcel Paquette , translated by Marco D. Roman * The Character of Guinevere in the Arthurian Romances of Chr tien de Troyes, Peter Noble * Guinevere: A Re-Appraisal, Susanne Samples * Desire, Meaning, and the Female Reader: The Problem in Chr tien's Charrete, Roberta Krueger * Recovering Malory's Guinevere, Sarah J. Hill * The Figure of Guenevere in Modern Drama and Fiction, Elisabeth Brewer * Sharan Newman's Guinevere Trilogy, Harold J. Herman * Bibliography

About the author

Lori J. Walters

Summary

The sixteen essays in this collection deal with such varied topics as feminist readings of the characters' representations, the depiction of the lovers in medieval manuscript illuminations, in film, and in other visual arts.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lori J Walters (Editor), Lori J. Walters (Editor), Walters Lori J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2002
• EAN: 9780415939119
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93911-9
• No. of pages: 390
• Weight: 521 g
• Series: Arthurian Characters and Themes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history & criticism, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Medieval style