Forging Chivalric Communities in Malory's Le Morte Darthur (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403967602)

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.

Author: K. Hodges
ISBN-10: 1403967601
ISBN-13: 9781403967602
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2005
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.88w x 0.68d