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Feminine Desire and Power in the Arthurian Tradition

This study analyzes how female characters can achieve their desires, in the following texts: Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur, Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Tale," and Marie de France's "Lanval". Building on the theories of Michel de Certeau and Helene Cixious, this study focuses on power and gender relations. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. / Fall Semester, 2007. / July 18, 2007. / Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Malory, Medieval Literature, Marie de France / Includes bibliographical references. / Nancy Warren, Professor Directing Thesis; David Johnson, Committee Member; Elaine Treharne, Committee Member.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180526
ContributorsMoore, Erin Dee (authoraut), Warren, Nancy (professor directing thesis), Johnson, David (committee member), Treharne, Elaine (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution)
PublisherFlorida State University, Florida State University
Source SetsFlorida State University
LanguageEnglish, English
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, text
Format1 online resource, computer, application/pdf
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