Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's Le Morte Darthur / by K. Hodges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodges, Kenneth L.

Series:

Arthurian and Courtly Cultures, 2945-6924

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature, Medieval.

Classical literature.

Literature, Ancient.

Medieval Literature.

Classical and Antique Literature.

Local Subjects:

Medieval Literature.

Classical and Antique Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Forging Chivalric Communities in Marlory's Morte D'Arthur shows that Malory treats chivalry not as a static institution but as a dynamic, continually evolving ideal. Le Morte D'arthur is structured to trace how communities and individuals adapt or create chivalric codes for their own purposes; in turn, codes of chivalry shape groups and their customs. Knights' loyalties are torn not just between lords and lovers but also between the different codes of chivalry and between different communities. Women, too, choose among the different roles they are asked to play as queens, counsellors, and even quasi-knights.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Medieval by a Month

1 English Knights, French Books, and Literary Communities

2 Swords and Sorceresses: Creating a Chivalric Community

3 Of Knights and Nations

4 Regional Politics

5 Shifting Boundaries: Religious Communities and the Grail

6 The Death of Guinevere

Afterword

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-202) and index.

ISBN:

9786611367992

9781281367990

1281367990

9781403979322

1403979324

OCLC:

560462031