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Guenevere's Raptus-Sanctus Triumphs in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur

2023; Scriptoriun Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/art.2023.a914636

1934-1539

D. Thomas Hanks,

Early Modern Women Writers

Abstract: Generally speaking, scholars of Malory's Morte Darthur have given Guenevere bad press. Terms like 'shrew' and 'virago' have been often applied, while her agency has been largely ignored or minimized. Recently, however, scholars have begun to reconsider her characterization and even her agency. Analysis of her response to Meleagant's attempted raptus , however, has been minimal; likewise minimal has been discussion of her response to Lancelot both with respect to Meleagant and to Lancelot's late and apparently marital desire. Both men become wholly subject to Guenevere's subtle but masterful agency.