Paul Rovang

Malory's Anatomy of Chivalry (eBook, ePUB)

Characterization in the Morte Darthur

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first systematic study in decades of Malory's development of his characters in the Morte Darthur. Focusing on sixteen key figures in the most important medieval English treatment of the Arthurian saga, it examines Malory's thematic characterization of individual rulers, knights, and ladies in keeping with the twin trajectories of his history of the Round Table and fifteenth-century English history. Looking at how Malory develops his characters as exemplars of kingship, knighthood, and womanhood, the book traces the medieval author's exploration of the values constituting chivalry as embodied in individual characters, a process that enabled him to formulate a vision of those values for his own troubled period of the Wars of the Roses. This book further explores the contribution Malory's art of characterization makes to the literary and aesthetic power of the Morte Darthur. Each chapter's focus on individual characters makes the book not only an integrated thematic overview, but also a useful reference for focused study of particular Arthurian figures. As such, the book is designed to meet the interests and needs of both professional scholars and students of Arthurian and medieval literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781611477795
• Artikelnr.: 41869462

Autorenporträt

Paul Rovang is professor of English at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Exemplars of Kingship
Chapter 1: Arthur
Chapter 2: Mark
Part II: Exemplars of Knighthood
Famous Knights
Chapter 3: Gawain
Chapter 4: Lancelot
Chapter 5: Tristram
Unassuming Knights
Chapter 6: Galahad and Perceval
Chapter 7: Gareth
Critical Knights
Chapter 8: Kay
Chapter 9: Dinadan
Chapter 10: Mordred
A Saracen Knight
Chapter 11: Palomides
Part III: Exemplars of Womanhood
Chapter 12: Guinevere
Chapter 13: Isolde
Chapter 14: Morgan le Faye
Chapter 15: The Lady of the Lake
Epilogue
Works Cited
About the Author