a study of the female phantasm in medieval literature
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
University of Hull
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2015
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Thesis (Ph.D.)
امتياز متن
2015
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
'Morgan le Fay and Other Women' is an interdisciplinary study that seeks to rationalise the various manifestations of a universal Other in medieval culture. Using Theresa Bane's statement that 'Morgan le F[a]y is a complicated figure in history and mythology; she has had many names and fulfilled many roles in religion and folklore' as a focal argument, I present a methodology that identifies these 'many names' from what might be described as a primarily medieval perspective. Exploring the medieval notion of 'character type', this establishes a series of defining attributes that the culture of the period likely regarded as a 'standard list' for Morgan's underlying identity: the Other Woman. Asserting that Morgan's role in the medieval tradition is largely an attempt on to manifest this age-old concept in a variety of forms appropriate for different authors' milieus and genres, this thesis suggests that medieval writers project onto the character a series of attributes recognised as Other from their own contexts. By applying this method, which has a basis in medieval semiotics and philosophy, to a range of characters, I propose that derivatives of the 'Morganic' persona might be found in a range of genres including medieval romance, drama, folklore, and, in my final chapter, the tradition of male outlaws.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
English
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