Lady as Temptress and Reformer in Medieval Romance.
The article discusses the role of female characters as a temptress and reformer in medieval romances. Topics include the views of Kathryn Gravdal regarding women as an empty sign that can be filled with the reflections of masculine authority on herself, the benefits for a man's salvation that women...
| Publicado en: | Essays in Medieval Studies Vol. 30; pp. 165 - 179 |
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West Virginia University Press
2014
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the role of female characters as a temptress and reformer in medieval romances. Topics include the views of Kathryn Gravdal regarding women as an empty sign that can be filled with the reflections of masculine authority on herself, the benefits for a man's salvation that women functions, and an overview of the story Lanval by Marie de France which is influenced by women's temptation tradition. |
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