 | Malory and Christianity Subjects: Kings and rulers in literature.; Knights and knighthood in literature.; Romances English; Arthurian romances; Christianity in literature.; As Hanks and Jesmok note in their introduction, "pursuing opponents and pursuing love move the Morte's narrative, but the work's richness comes from its romance and tragic elements: the human quest for maturity and fulfillment and those uncontrollable forces that undermine the quest and destroy the dream. Malory's use of myth and magic to explore these themes has received extensive scholarly attention, but his views on and thematic use of Christianity have long needed a closer look." Janet Jesmok retired from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2001, where she was Assistant Director of the Honors Program and taught Honors courses in medieval and Arthurian literature. D. Thomas Hanks Jr. is a Professor in the English department at Baylor University. His research interests include Medieval English literature, especially the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and of Sir Thomas Malory. |
