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Evadeam, Gawain, Merlin: Penitential Transformation and Unseen Truth in the ‘Dwarf Knight’ Section of the Vulgate Cycle
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 29, Number 4, Winter 2019
- pp. 44-56
- 10.1353/art.2019.0041
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Abstract:
When Gawain fails to greet an enchantress, his punishment—to take on the form of the next man he meets—is a penance particularly suited to Gawain’s character. The Vulgate text connects penance with false appearance, and uses characters’ emotions to investigate the relationship between appearance, sentiment, and truth.
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