Morgan le Fay, Shapeshifter [electronic resource] /
Hebert, Jill M.author.
This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations. Hebert uses leFay as a lens to explore traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, identity, and social expectations for women and men alike.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-224) and index.
Introduction : to be a shapeshifter -- For the healing of his wounds? : the seeds of ambiguity in Latin sources -- Sisters of the forest : Morgan and her analogues in Arthurian romance -- Morgan in Malory -- Morgan's presence-in-absence in Renaissance, Romantic, and Victorian works -- Imprisoned by ideology : modern and fantasy portrayals -- Conclusion : beyond limits.
This study re-examines Morgan le Fay in early medieval and contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she embodies the concerns of each era even as she defies social and gender expectations. Hebert uses leFay as a lens to explore traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, identity, and social expectations for women and men alike.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Literature, Medieval.
Fiction.
British literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
Medieval Literature.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.