Article
Cracking the Penile Code: Reading Gender and Conquest in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure"
Arthuriana
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The Alliterative "Morte d'Arthur" encompasses a wide range of erotic configurations that derive meaning by conflating the languages of love and war. This essay examines the poem's representations of late medieval English erotic practices and codes.
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Citation Information
Anne Clark Bartlett. "Cracking the Penile Code: Reading Gender and Conquest in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure"" Arthuriana Vol. 8 Iss. 2 (1998) p. 56 - 76 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anne-bartlett/1/