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This issue of Diálogos magazine discusses the consolidation of Middle Ages studies. So, in this article, we present a literature review of Morgan in the Arthurian legend, from her medieval origins to her literary rescue, eight hundred years after being cited for the first time in literature. We base our considerations on theorists such as Câmara (2016), Carver (2006) and Kopřivová (2007). We concluded that this is a valid study because it dialogues with History and Literature regarding to Morgan's reflection in the history of Western women, not limited to the Middle Ages, but that it is enlarged in a multidisciplinary way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By analyzing the portrayal of Morgan Le Fay in comic titles such as Madame Xanadu, Dracula v. King Arthur, and Camelot 3000 (among others), I argue that Morgan Le Fay's character is steadily becoming more monstrous in modern treatments of the legend. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Morgan le Fay: The Inheritance of the Goddess" will analyze Morgan le Fay's character in Arthurian narrative during the Middle Ages. Starting from a research on the Celts and their culture, this article aims to prove that Morgan le Fay's origin might be traced back to Celtic goddesses due to the characteristics she shares with the Celtic goddesses The Morrígan and Modron. However, Morgan is only mentioned for the first time, in 1150, in the work Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth, where she is named Morgen. Queen of the Otherworldly island Avalon she possesses solely positive traits. Therefore, this study's goal is also to explain why Morgan le Fay was transformed into one of the greatest villains of Arthurian texts. To reach this goal, some of the main English medieval literary will be analyzed as well as other social and cultural factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although recent fiction has portrayed Morgan le Fay much more sympathetically, on television she has remained, for the most part, an evil caricature. The depictions of Morgan on Starz's Camelot and BBC1's Merlin stand out as being among the most fully realized versions of her character in any medium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the role of Galadriel, the fictitious Elven Queen of "The Lord of the Rings," by J. R. R. Tolkien, in the text of the book. It looks at the similarities of the queen with the treatment of character Morgan le Fey in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (SGGK)," a tale that the author translated from Middle English. It notes that Galadriel is suspected of being dangerous due to her discomforting soul searching. A summary of SGGK is also provided.

The article examines the gendered performance of male and female characters in the architectural spaces of the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." It highlights the importance of Morgan le Fay in the poem which has inspired critical readings about its structure, poetics, imagery, color symbolism, mythology, and characters. The author underlines the role of the presence of le Fay in rendering the spaces magical and stresses the importance of the assignment of control of the magical architectural spaces to Morgan in reversing the expected gendered performances of both male and female characters.

The article focuses on the retelling of Arthurian legends focusing on the character of Morgan le Fey. Writers in the second half of the 20th century focuses on le Fey's transformation from a fallen, wicked woman to the leader of an alternative spirituality. The reconstruction of le Fey is due in large part to the feminist movement of recent decades.