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Characterization in Malory and Bonnie
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 2009
- pp. 123-135
- 10.1353/art.0.0072
- Article
- Additional Information
Malory’s characters remain a valuable area of study, especially given their foregrounding in the Winchester manuscript. Despite the importance of character in the Morte, Malory’s characters are often misunderstood. In particular, the typical scholarly dismissal of Gawain and praise of Lancelot overlooks Gawain’s heroic attributes—something long recognized by Bonnie.