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Generally speaking, scholars of Malory's Morte Darthur have given Guenevere bad press. Terms like 'shrew' and 'virago' have been often applied, while her agency has been largely ignored or minimized. Recently, however, scholars have begun to reconsider her characterization and even her agency. Analysis of her response to Meleagant's attempted raptus, however, has been minimal; likewise minimal has been discussion of her response to Lancelot both with respect to Meleagant and to Lancelot's late and apparently marital desire. Both men become wholly subject to Guenevere's subtle but masterful agency. [DTH, JR.]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, the author mentions that Arthurian scholarship has neglected to examine how depictions of Queen Guinevere as a nun in Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries served to undercut negative archetypes associated with her. It mentions that Scholars, most notably Debra N. Mancoff, Stephanie L. Barczewski, and Clare Broome-Saunders, have widely examined the nuances and the importance of this depiction of the Arthurian queen.

Tennyson's Arthurian poems reshaped conceptions of the Arthurian stories and characters. Particularly influential were his depictions of Arthur and of Galahad and his creation of a final meeting between Arthur and Guinevere. While not limited to drama, Tennyson's influence is seen in striking ways in Arthurian plays of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay examines Malory's presentation of Guenevere's ascetic choices as abbess and considers how her behavior resonates with the choices of royal widows like Eleanor of Provence and her patronage of Amesbury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reading for Guenevere's desires within both historical and theoretical frameworks can reawaken the pleasures of Malory's Morte Darthur for feminist critics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Personified as the ghost of Guenevere's dead mother, the past disrupts a present in the Awntyrs off Arthure to convey a warning about an ominous future to an unlikely subject: Guenevere herself. This interaction between mother and daughter functions as an important commentary on the inevitable limitations associated with any conception of history, temporal stability, or power. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Malory elevates Guenevere to abbess of Amesbury where she heals her soul through a penitential process clarified by Cassian's teachings on attitude and supplication and by the cloister context and devotional formulas of her speech on salvation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chapter 6 of the book "Arthuriana" is presented. It discusses the factors behind the success of British novelist T. H. White in creating the character of Guenever as a round literary creation in the book "The Once and Future King." It examines the narrative writing of White about women without regard to individuality.

Examines the merits of two potential readings of the ending to the tale "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory. Reputation of Lancelot in the tale; Failure of Lancelot to obtain the Grail; Fate of Queen Guenevere in the tale.

Takes a close look at Lancelot's disastrous speech in defense of his avoidance of Queen Guenevere. Accusation of faithlessness against Lancelot by Guenevere; Reason for the decision of Lancelot to turn away from Guenevere.

Features the spiritual journey of the legendary knight Lancelot in the book "Le Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory. Encounter of Lancelot with the Grail; Spiritual awareness of Lancelot; Impact of Lancelot's relationship with Queen Guinevere on his spiritual life.

Explores the reputation of Lancelot in books written by Thomas Malory. Tendency of Malory to protect Lancelot from the accusation of wrongdoing; Version of Malory of the grail quest; Relationship of Lancelot with Queen Guinevere.

Examines the women characters' position in the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory. Active role of women characters in the book; Reaction of Malory to the equivocal, disorderly corpus of traditional Arthurian material he translated; Details of how Malory depicted Gwenyver in his book.

By examining the production and reception of Knightley's Guinevere in King Arthur, this essay demonstrates how the portrayal addresses a contemporary audience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]