The English "Loathly Lady" tales : boundaries, traditions, motifs / edited by S. Elizabeth Passmore and Susan Carter.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Passmore, S. Elizabeth, 1963-, Carter, Susan, 1947-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Kalamazoo, Mich. : Medieval Institute Publications, c2007.
Series:	Studies in medieval culture ; 48
Subjects:	Gower, John, > 1325?-1408. > Confessio amantis. Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Wife of Bath's tale. English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism. Women in literature. Metamorphosis in literature. Counseling in literature. Sovereignty in literature. Gawain (Legendary character) > Romances > History and criticism. Romances, English > History and criticism. Ballads, English > England > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

Through the counsel of a lady : the Irish and English Loathly Lady tales and the "Mirrors for princes" genre / S. Elizabeth Passmore
The politics of strengthe and vois in Gower's Loathly Lady tale / R.F. Yeager
Sovereignty through the lady : "The wife of Bath's tale" and the queenship of Anne of Bohemia / Elizabeth M. Biebel-Stanley
A hymenation of hags / Susan Carter
Folklore and powerful women in Gower's "Tale of Florent" / Russell A. Peck
Controlling the Loathly Lady, or, What really frees Dame Ragnelle / Paul Gaffney
"The marriage of Sir Gawain" : piecing the fragments together / Stephanie Hollis
A Jungian approach to the ballad "King Henry" / Mary Edwards Shaner
Repainting the lion : "The wife of Bath's tale" and a traditional British ballad / Lynn M. Wollstadt
Why Dame Ragnell had to die : feminine usurpation of male authority in "The wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell" / Mary Leech
Brains or beauty : limited sovereignty in the Loathly Lady tales "The wife of Bath's tale," "Thomas of Erceldoune," and "The wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle" / Ellen M. Caldwell.

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