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In Lanval and Le Fresne, Marie de France allots women agency within designated private spaces. By doing so, she draws attention to female oppression within the public space of the male-dominated court and undermines the patriarchal social structure of the courtly system. This thesis will explore how the Middle English adaptations, Sir Launfal and Lay le Freine, replace female autonomy exhibited in Marie’s works with patriarchal control.
| Advisor: | Mitchell-Smith, Ilan |
| Commitee: | McLoone, Katherine, Smurthwaite, Lori |
| School: | California State University, Long Beach |
| Department: | English |
| School Location: | United States -- California |
| Source: | MAI 55/04M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
| Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
| Subjects: | Medieval literature, British and Irish literature |
| Keywords: | Lanval, Lay le freine, Le fresne, Marie de france, Sir launfal, Thomas chestre |
| Publication Number: | 10065200 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-339-57842-2 |
