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4. "In Contrayez Straunge": Sovereign Rivals, Fantasies of Gender, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I: The Matter of Britain
- 1. Arthurian Imagination and the "Makyng" of History 21
- 2. Arthurian Futurism and British Destiny 51
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Part II: Romancing the Throne
- 3. Disavowing Romance: Colonial Loss and Stones of the Past 77
- 4. "In Contrayez Straunge": Sovereign Rivals, Fantasies of Gender, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 107
- 5. Dangerous Liaisons: Disloyalty, Adultery, and the Tragedy of Romance 137
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Part III. Insular Losses
- 6. Military Intimacies: The Pleasures and Pains of Conquest 161
- 7. "Necessary" Losses: Royal Death and English Remembrance 192
- Afterword: Lost Books 227
- Notes 231
- Bibliography 265
- Index 281
- Acknowledgments 287
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: The Matter of Britain
- 1. Arthurian Imagination and the "Makyng" of History 21
- 2. Arthurian Futurism and British Destiny 51
-
Part II: Romancing the Throne
- 3. Disavowing Romance: Colonial Loss and Stones of the Past 77
- 4. "In Contrayez Straunge": Sovereign Rivals, Fantasies of Gender, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 107
- 5. Dangerous Liaisons: Disloyalty, Adultery, and the Tragedy of Romance 137
-
Part III. Insular Losses
- 6. Military Intimacies: The Pleasures and Pains of Conquest 161
- 7. "Necessary" Losses: Royal Death and English Remembrance 192
- Afterword: Lost Books 227
- Notes 231
- Bibliography 265
- Index 281
- Acknowledgments 287