Women in Dante Gabriel Rossettis Arthurian Renditions (18541867)
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Women in Dante Gabriel Rossettis Arthurian Renditions (18541867)

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  1. 482 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Women in Dante Gabriel Rossettis Arthurian Renditions (18541867)

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About this book

This scholarly but accessible volume traces the impact of the enduring themes and key women characters from Arthurian tradition in Dante Gabriel Rossetti's artistic corpus. Combining literary and visual analysis, the author opens a double perspective upon the past to emphasize that the painter-poet's renditions on the legend of Camelot should not be read only as merely illustrative of pre-existing textual sources. Quite on the contrary, his personal take stands out as an eclectic exercise of revaluation providing additional insight into his professional preoccupations and view of the self.
Unfolding in three sections, the book first focuses on the tragic love triangles in Malory's Le Morte Darthur, and so on Rossetti's portrayal of Guinevere and La Belle Yseult. Next, it considers the value of female mediating presences and inter-gender unity in the Grail Quest. The third set of chapters addresses Rossetti's view of chivalric paternalism and romantic rescue. For reasons of complementation and contrast, this last section also includes an analysis of the painter-poet's contribution to the stained glass series on the legend of Saint George and the dragon.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents 5
  3. Acknowledgements 7
  4. Introduction Rossettian Arthurianism and the Medieval Revival 11
  5. I. Tragic Amorous Relationships in the Context of Arthurian Experience 41
  6. II. Female Mediating Presences Midway between the Earthly and the Divine 161
  7. III. Female Dependence within the Context of Chivalric Paternalism 283
  8. Conclusion 433
  9. Bibliography 445
  10. List of Images and Credits 457
  11. Index 463