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The Construction of Gender in Middleton and Deckers The Roaring Girl

Gender can be understood not as a fixed or innate quality, but as a collective social performance driven by the desire to exist within a common social identity. This desire represents itself not only as a central influence on an individual’s actions but also as a punishment or threat of punishment inflicted on social peers.Continue reading “The Construction of Gender in Middleton and Deckers The Roaring Girl “

Performance and Authenticity in Lanval and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

By Keenan Wallace In both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Lanval, love and relationships are portrayed not as personal components but as social elements that test the hero’s adherence to chivalric ideals. Both texts use courtly love1 to question honor and morality, illustrating the conflict between the authentic expression of affection and theContinue reading “Performance and Authenticity in Lanval and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”