IMC 2018: Sessions

Session 520: You're so Ywain (You Probably Think This Romance Is About You): New Approaches to the Middle English Ywain and Gawain

Organiser:	Danielle Howarth, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh
Moderator/Chairs:	Sarah Carpenter, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures - English Literature, University of Edinburgh Amy S. Kaufman, PublicMedievalist.com
Paper 520-a	His Bark is Worse than His Bite: Trees and Ywain's Identity in Ywain and Gawain (Language: English) Danielle Howarth, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, University of Edinburgh Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Middle English
Paper 520-b	Why Is a Woman Like a Lion?: And Other Questions of Friendship in Ywain and Gawain (Language: English) Amy Brown, University of Sydney Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Mentalities
Paper 520-c	Affect, Authority, and Forgiveness in Ywain and Gawain (Language: English) Usha Vishnuvajjala, Department of Literature, American University, Washington DC Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Mentalities
Abstract	The concept of memory is integral to the Middle English Ywain and Gawain, which begins with a scene of storytelling. As in its source text, Chrétien de Troyes' Le Chevalier au Lion, this act of sharing catalyses the rest of the action in the romance. Unlike Chrétien's text, however, Ywain and Gawain has often been overlooked. This panel will redress this by exploring various relationships within the text, with papers exploring themes of emotion, friendship, and the non-human.