Vision and gender in Malory's Morte d'Arthur /

This study of vision in 'Morte d'Arthur' examines the role played by sight -- seeing and being seen -- in its construction of gender, highlighting also the influence of the romance genre in this process.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Molly (Molly Anne) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : D.S. Brewer, [2010]
Series:Arthurian studies ; 75.
Subjects:
Malory, Thomas, > Sir, > active 15th century. > Morte d'Arthur.
Morte d'Arthur (Malory, Thomas, Sir)
Gender identity in literature.
Vision in literature.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Vision dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : masculinity and vision in the Morte d'Arthur
  • "Beholdyng" Gareth : the spectacle of romance masculinity
  • Gazing at the queen : Trystram and Launcelot
  • Seeing unseen : Palomydes and the failure of masculine display
  • Romancing religion : competing modes of vision on the grail quest
  • The female gaze : constructing masculinity with and without men
  • Conclusion : Malory's Arthurian visions of masculinity.

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