Feminine Quests in Arthurian Legends

dc.contributor.authorSpangler, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-11T19:46:38Z
dc.date.available2022-01-11T19:46:38Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the correlation between women, purpose, and power within the medieval Arthurian legends. Women had little to no power during the Middle Ages, and the patriarchal ideology that dominated the culture is reflected in literature. However, my essay shows that even though women play supporting roles in Arthurian legends, they often propel the plotline to heroism and adventure. Often nameless, they barely get credit for their characterization, but my analysis of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a chivalric romance, and “Lanval,” one of Marie de France’s lais, illustrates how the tales’ women characters wield more power than one would expect. Lady Bertilak controls Gawain through tokens and guilt, while the fairy woman from “Lanval” becomes a heroine in her own right by “saving” Lanval from Arthur’s court. Through close textual analysis and extensive research from scholars who specialize in medieval literature, I show how powerful women can be found in Arthurian legends.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/8og5-bkrm
dc.identifier.citationSpangler, E., March 2015 www.sparksjournal.org/feminine-questsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/28294
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSparks: Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Worksen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland Librariesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectArthurian legendsen_US
dc.subjectQuestsen_US
dc.titleFeminine Quests in Arthurian Legendsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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