Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 14685
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Schwartz , Debora B.
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  • Title: A la guise de Gales l'atorna: Maternal Influence in Chretien's "Conte du Graal" [the author argues that Perceval's mother's influence appears throughout the text and is the chief influence in guiding her son toward selfless Christian knighthood; the value of relationships with women is also underlined by Perceval's love for Blancheflor].
  • Source: Essays in Medieval Studies 12, ( 1995): Pages 1 - 8. and 1-2 (notes) [in the electronic version available through Project Muse]. Issue title: Children and the Family in the Middle Ages.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Arthurian Literature Chretien de Troyes, Poet- Perceval ou le Conte du Graal Knights in Literature Literature- Verse Love- Religious Aspects Mothers in Literature Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 12
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  • Year of Publication: 1995.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 10432213