Is Chivalry Really Dead? – An Exploration of Chivalry and Masculinity in Medieval and American Literature

Author

Darcy Egan, John Carroll UniversityFollow

Date of Award

Fall 2012

First Advisor

Emily Butler

Abstract

"By first examining prominent scholarship concerning definitions of chivalry, this paper will seek a functional definition of the notion, and then draw a larger connection between its application in both medieval and twentieth-century American texts."

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Recommended Citation

Egan, Darcy, "Is Chivalry Really Dead? – An Exploration of Chivalry and Masculinity in Medieval and American Literature" (2012). Senior Honors Projects. 1.
https://collected.jcu.edu/honorspapers/1