Afterlives of the Lady of Shalott and Elaine of Astolat

by Ann F. Howey

Book Overview

This book investigates adaptations of The Lady of Shalott and Elaine of Astolat in Victorian and post-Victorian popular culture to explore their engagement with medievalism, social constructions of gender, and representations of the role of art in society. Although the figure of Elaine first appeared in medieval texts, including Malory's Le Morte Darthur, Tennyson's poems about the Lady and Elaine drew unprecedented response from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030476928
• ISBN13: 9783030476922
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"