Spectacle of Self in Medieval Romance: Pagentry, Performance, and Clothing

Author

Crady Yerger Bobo

Date of Award

2005

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Gregory Heyworth

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

My thesis focuses on young knights finding their identity. I concentrate on six works, The Story of the Grail, Havelok the Dane, Sir Gareth of Orkeney, Guigemar, Sir Launfal, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and how the various romancers define identity thematically. This occurs in three dififerent ways: with Perceval it is through education, Havelok and Gareth start out as kitchen boys, prove their inherent identity, and are thus self-inventing knights, and for Guigemar, Launfal, and Perceval it is about having their sexuality challenged. I also try in each chapter to give some historical background on the reason why the romancer used his or her method.

Recommended Citation

Bobo, Crady Yerger, "Spectacle of Self in Medieval Romance: Pagentry, Performance, and Clothing" (2005). Honors Theses. 1951.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1951

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