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20140904.2: Classical Studies, 1915-1984, College Of Liberal Arts
20140904.2: Classical Studies, 1915-1984, College Of Liberal Arts
Guides to University Archives
These items include materials from the Department of Classical Studies at Marshall University from 1915-1984. Items were received in 2014 and include notable materials from the Classical Language Association, lecture slides, readings, suggested changes in the university calendar, and Marshall University News from May 30, 1984. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents
Power, Courtly Love, And A Lack Of Heirs : Guinevere And Medieval Queens, Jessica Grady
Power, Courtly Love, And A Lack Of Heirs : Guinevere And Medieval Queens, Jessica Grady
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Authors have given Queen Guinevere of the Arthurian stories a wide variety of personalities; she has been varyingly portrayed as seductive, faithful, “fallen,” powerful, powerless, weak-willed, strong-willed, even as an inheritor of a matriarchal tradition. These personalities span eight centuries and are the products of their respective times and authors much more so than of any historical Guinevere. Despite this, however, threads of similarity run throughout many of the portrayals: she had power in some areas and none in others; she was involved in a courtly romance; and she did not produce an heir to the throne. None of these …