The Myth of Morgan la Fey / by K. Pérez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pérez, Author.

Contributor:

K.

Series:

Arthurian and Courtly Cultures, 2945-6924

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Communication.

Sex.

Literature, Medieval.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

Gender Studies.

Medieval Literature.

Local Subjects:

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

Gender Studies.

Medieval Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sister of King Arthur goes by many names: sorceress, kingmaker, death-wielder, mother, lover, goddess. The Myth of Morgan la Fey reveals her true identity through a comprehensive investigation of the famed enchantress' evolution - or devolution - over the past millennium and its implications for gender relations today.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface: Never Dream of Regretting; Acknowledgments; Introduction Final Girl: The Once and Future Goddess; Chapter 1 How to Handle a Woman: Perversion or Psychosis?; Chapter 2 Courtly Masochism; Chapter 3 Monstrous Mothers: Morgan la Fey and Mélusine; Chapter 4 Divine Mothers: Morgan, the Dame du Lac, and the Virgin Mary; Chapter 5 What Do Women Want? Gawain and Freud; Chapter 6 Fals lustes: Malory's Mistresses; Chapter 7 Follow Me: Beguiling the Victorians; Chapter 8 If Ever I Would Leave You: Morgan in the Modern Era ; Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781137332981

1137332980

OCLC:

875912890