Exploring Guinevere's search for authenticity in the arthurian romances : the thousand-year quest of a mythic woman to find her historical embodiment in film and literature / Janet Bubar Rich
Foreword by Evans Lansing Smith; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Many Faces of Guinevere; Chapter 3: Mythopoetic Grounding; Chapter 4: Guinevere the Symbol; Chapter 5: Guinevere the Woman; Chapter 6: Guinevere on Stages and Pages; Chapter 7: Moving Guinevere's Myth Forward
Summary
Rich discusses Guinevere as a mythical character who embodies a set of mythical traditions that span several centuries. Often depicted differently her legacy has yet to be fully recognized because she is overshadowed by Arthur. This book seeks to correct that problem and fill in a gap in the scholarship by providing an extensive study of the ways she has been represented from medieval times until today. Rich draws on notable scholarship like C.G. Jung's individuation process, and Joseph Campbell's hero journey, as she strives to uncover an authentic account of Guinevere's story. This work expl
