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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2018 by De Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2196-9353
- eISSN
- 2196-9361
- DOI
- 10.1515/jias-2018-0003
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractMorgause is an understudied character in Arthurian scholarship. In Malory, she is relatively positively presented as a queen, as a mother of knights and as a sexually active woman; she is always seen from these perspectives, which define her as a character. In modern portrayals, there is no novel with Morgause as a main character, but she appears frequently as a secondary one. The focus is on her sexuality, which is sometimes contrasted against Morgaine le Fay’s. Morgause’s sexual independence is frequently condemned and used to depict her as a negative character, or even the villain of the piece.
Journal
Journal of the International Arthurian Society – de Gruyter
Published: Sep 25, 2018