Politis, Cordula
(2008)
'The Taming of the Amazon: Pentesilie in Ulrich von Turheim's "Rennewart" '.
Medium Aevum, 77 (1).
pp. 77-95.
ISSN 0025-8385
Abstract
IV In his investigation of origin myths Patrick Geary makes the point that the Amazons' 'defeat or destruction marks the beginning or reconstitution of the proper order of the world'.35 Geary states that the literary representation of Amazons may imply two kinds of criticism: women in arms could be intended as evidence of male failure to rule properly, but they could also, in the Christian tradition, be read as a symptom of paganism.
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Article
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For generous funding of this project, I am grateful to the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences. I would also like to thank Nigel Palmer and the anonymous readers for thek extremely helpful comments and suggestions. Finally, I am grateful to Tim Jackson, Bill Layher, Ann Marie Rasmussen, Joe Ricke, Max Siller, Sarah Westphal-Wihl, and Vasilis for lively discussions, constructive criticism, and many helpful remarks on the topic of this article. |
| Keywords: |
Pentesilie; Ulrich von Turheim; Rennewart; Amazons; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures > German |
| Item ID: |
5570 |
| Depositing User: |
Cordula Böcking
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| Date Deposited: |
01 Dec 2014 16:59 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Medium Aevum |
| Publisher: |
Medium Aevum Publications |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Funders: |
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences |
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