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Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's le Morte Darthur
Kenneth Hodges
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Description for Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's le Morte Darthur
hardcover. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Series
Arthurian and Courtly Cultures
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403967602
SKU
V9781403967602
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About Kenneth Hodges
KENNETH HODGES has taught at Allegheny College, Bates College, and the University of Oklahoma, and is now an Assistant Professor of English at Keene State College in New Hampshire, USA.
Reviews for Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's le Morte Darthur
"Hodges's book thoughtfully challenges the monolithic view of chivalry which most or all readers have brought to the Morte. Readers will gain useful insights from his comments. Hodges's regular return to the question of the role(s) of women in chivalric communities is likewise well conceived, and his challenges to such acknowledged authorities on the issue as Dorsey Armstrong and Geraldine ... Read more