TY - JOUR

T1 - True Repentance? Gawain's Performance of Emotion in Malory's Sankgreal

AU - Radulescu, Raluca

PY - 2023/5/10

Y1 - 2023/5/10

N2 - This article focuses on Gawain’s emotions in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, more specifically in the ‘Tale of the Sankgreal’ and ‘The Death of Arthur’. It will show that Gawain’s performance of emotions is intrinsic to both his religious practice and spiritual growth. To do so, it examines how prepared and able to reach such spiritual growth Gawain might be on this journey. The evidence used is taken from the Grail Quest in Malory and in the Old French Vulgate Cycle, and the link between Gawain potential full repentance and Arthur’s dream at the end of the Morte. I argue that Gawain’s emotionology is a complex one, and more in-depth work is required to better understand his characterisation, as well as his trajectory in Malory, from this point of view.

AB - This article focuses on Gawain’s emotions in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, more specifically in the ‘Tale of the Sankgreal’ and ‘The Death of Arthur’. It will show that Gawain’s performance of emotions is intrinsic to both his religious practice and spiritual growth. To do so, it examines how prepared and able to reach such spiritual growth Gawain might be on this journey. The evidence used is taken from the Grail Quest in Malory and in the Old French Vulgate Cycle, and the link between Gawain potential full repentance and Arthur’s dream at the end of the Morte. I argue that Gawain’s emotionology is a complex one, and more in-depth work is required to better understand his characterisation, as well as his trajectory in Malory, from this point of view.

M3 - Article

VL - 33

SP - 19

EP - 31

JO - Arthuriana

JF - Arthuriana

SN - 1078-6279

IS - 1

ER -