Fairies, demons and reckless women : reading supernatural encounters in Middle English Breton Lays in didactic terms
In medieval romances, and particularly, Breton lays, supernatural creatures such as fairies, and the occasional demon featured often. This thesis seeks to study the interactions these creatures had with men and women within these stories, aiming to examine how these moments may have illuminated the...
Main Author: | Thaheera Salam Mohamed Althaf |
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Other Authors: | Katherine Hindley |
Format: | Thesis-Master by Research |
Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2021
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151944 |
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