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131	Disempowered women? : a feminist response to female characters in Malory, Tennyson and Bradley Reid, Zofia Tatiana 01 January 2002 (has links) Disempowered Women? A Feminist Response to female Characters in Malory, Tennyson and Bradley takes an in-depth look at Elayne, Gwenyvere and Morgan of the Arthurian legend. The characters are examined within their contemporary context and from our modem perspective as portrayed in Malory, Tennyson, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Patriarchy, closely connected with the Christian doctrines, is singled out as the main means of propagating women's disempowerment. The inquiry considers different ways in which fictional texts have contributed to creating false perceptions amongst our contemporary audience, about the reality of women's lives in the Middle Ages. It further examines the validity of the assumption that literary women are not real, but mere representations of male ideals about women's role and place in society. Issues of gender equality are raised and the author concludes that the literature studied assigns definite, gender-specific roles to men and women. The work also debates the perceived misogyny of the male authors: is it a conscious act or a reflection of their contemporary society's concerns? / English Studies / M. A. (English) Arthurian women Christian doctrine Class and gender Disempowerment Feminism Historicity Marginalisation Middle Ages Patriarchy Chilvary 809.93352042 Gender in literature Feminism in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent Feminism and literature
132	Dynastische Experimente / Genealogie und Herrschaft in deutschsprachigen Artusromanen Stange, Carmen 09 July 2024 (has links) Für den mittelalterlichen Menschen ist die Verwandtschaft von zentraler Bedeutung. Demensprechend wird das zeitgenössische Denken weit über das Konzept von Personenbeziehungen hinaus vom Prinzip der Genealogie bestimmt. Es erstaunt deshalb wenig, dass nicht nur historiographische, sondern auch literarische Texte von dieser Denkform bestimmt sind. Zahlreiche wissenschaftliche Arbeiten haben dies inzwischen gezeigt. Mit der vorliegenden Dissertation wird eine Lücke geschlossen, die trotz des großen Interesses am Thema bis heute geblieben ist, indem der Frage nachgegangen wird, welche Bedeutung der Thematik in den deutschsprachigen Artusromanen des Mittelalters zukommt. Da die Protagonisten der Romane als Einzelkämpfer erscheinen, von deren Verwandten man nur wenig erfährt, und zudem die erzählte Welt besonders wirklichkeitsentrückt wirkt, scheint die Genealogie auf den ersten Blick in diesen Texten keine Rolle zu spielen. Die Fiktionalität der Artusromane ermöglicht es aber im Gegenteil, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von dynastisch bedingtem Herrschaftsgewinn und persönlichem Leistungsstreben frei auszuloten. Die konkurrierenden Konzepte werden in den beiden ersten deutschsprachigen Artusromanen Hartmanns von Aue in ihrer Gegensätzlichkeit aufgegriffen: Erec, der Titelheld von Hartmanns erstem Roman, folgt dem Vater als einziger Sohn auf den Thron. Der Protagonist des ‚Iwein‘ hingegen erkämpft sich Ehe und Herrschaft im ritterlichen Zweikampf. Beide Artusritter verlieren aber ihre Herrschaft bis sie gelernt haben, die Schwächen dauerhaft zu überwinden, die aus ihrer dynastischen Selbstsicherheit bzw. ihrer leistungsorientierten Übermotivation erwachsen. Während in den Artusromanen Hartmanns eine Form der Herrschaftsübertragung von zentraler Bedeutung für den Weg des Protagonisten ist, wird in den nachklassischen Artusromanen ‚Wigalois‘ Wirnts von Grafenberg und ‚Wigamur‘ durchgespielt, wie sinnvolle Verknüpfungen einer erfolgreichen Herrschaft nützlich sind. / For medieval man, kinship is of central importance. Accordingly, contemporary thought was determined by the principle of genealogy far beyond the concept of personal relationships. It is therefore hardly surprising that not only historiographical but also literary texts are characterised by this form of thought. Numerous academic works have shown this in the meantime. This dissertation fills a gap that has remained despite the great interest in the subject to this day by investigating the significance of the topic in the German-language Arthurian novels of the Middle Ages. Since the protagonists of the novels appear to be lone warriors whose relatives we learn little about, and since the narrated world seems particularly removed from reality, genealogy does not appear to play a role in these texts at first glance. On the contrary, the fictional nature of the Arthurian romances makes it possible to freely explore the possibilities and limits of dynastic rule and personal ambition. The competing concepts are taken up in Hartmann von Aue's first two German-language Arthurian novels in their contradictory nature: Erec, the title hero of Hartmann's first novel, succeeds his father as the only son on the throne. The protagonist of 'Iwein', on the other hand, fights for marriage and rule in a knightly duel. However, both Arthurian knights lose their rule until they have learnt to permanently overcome the weaknesses that arise from their dynastic self-assurance and their performance-oriented over-motivation. While in Hartmann's Arthurian romances a form of transfer of rule is of central importance for the protagonist's path, the post-classical Arthurian romances 'Wigalois' Wirnt’s von Grafenberg and 'Wigamur' play out how meaningful connections are useful for successful rule. Artusroman Mittelalter mittelhochdeutsche Literatur Hartmann von Aue Wirnt von Grafenberg Erec Iwein Wigalois Wigamur Genealogie Idoneität Primogenitur Dynastie Erbe Leistung Arthurian novel Middle Ages Middle High German literature Hartmann von Aue Wirnt von Grafenberg Erec Iwein Wigalois Wigamur Genealogy Primogeniture Dynasty Inheritance Achievement Knight ddc:800
133	Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings: Understanding 'The Fairy of the Lake' (1801) Post, Andy 30 April 2014 (has links) In 'Political Atheism vs. The Divine Right of Kings,' I build on Thompson and Scrivener’s work analysing John Thelwall’s play 'The Fairy of the Lake' as a political allegory, arguing all religious symbolism in 'FL' to advance the traditionally Revolutionary thesis that “the King is not a God.” My first chapter contextualises Thelwall’s revival of 17th century radicalism during the French Revolution and its failure. My second chapter examines how Thelwall’s use of fire as a symbol discrediting the Saxons’ pagan notion of divine monarchy, also emphasises the idolatrous apotheosis of King Arthur. My third chapter deconstructs the Fairy of the Lake’s water and characterisation, and concludes her sole purpose to be to justify a Revolution beyond moral reproach. My fourth chapter traces how beer satirises Communion wine, among both pagans and Christians, in order to undermine any religion that could reinforce either divinity or the Divine Right of Kings. / A close reading of an all-but-forgotten Arthurian play as an allegory against the Divine Right of Kings. John Thelwall (1764-1834) Romanticism Romantic literature Romantic poetry Romantic nationalism Romantic medievalism Romantic antequarianism Saxon antequarianism Norse/Viking antequarianism Celtic antequarianism Whig history Jacobinism political allegory closet drama Early Modern Christianity Church of England Anglicanism Loyalism Germanic paganism Anglo-Saxon England Britain Wales French Revolution Glorious Revolution English Civil War King James I &VI John Milton Algernon Sidney Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth Robert Southey Edmund Burke Simon Cottle Torquato Tasso Edda Northern Antiquities King Arthur Arthurian Sir Walter Scott Classical republicanism republicanism radicalism anti-monarchism fire water beer cwrw wassail Eucharist Communion Gothic Divine Right of Kings Political atheism Judith Thompson Michael Scrivener

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