Back to Search Start Over

Engendering Genre in Middle English Romance: Performing the Feminine in Sire Beves of Hamtoun.

Authors :
Seaman, Myra
Source :
Studies in Philology; Winter2001, Vol. 98 Issue 1, p49, 27p
Publication Year :
2001

Abstract

The article critiques the representation of gender in the Middle English romantic poem "The Romance of Sir Beves of Hamtoun." It addresses the historical popularity of the poem, the modern critical reception of the poem as having weak aesthetics, and the poem's relation to the understanding of the themes motivating Middle English literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00393738
Volume :
98
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Studies in Philology
Publication Type :
Review
Accession number :
3993524