Women in Dante Gabriel Rossetti??Arthurian Renditions (1854-1867)

Mesa Villar constructs a consistent analysis of the context, types, and iconography associate with Arthurian renditions by painter and poet Rossetti during the mid-19th century, with special emphasis on the female referents in such scenes, the interaction maintained with their male counterparts, and the implications derived from that dynamic. He considers both diachronic and synchronic aspects to gain further insight into the dialogue between the visual and literary examples under study. The themes are tragic amorous relationships in the context of Arthurian experience, female mediating presences midway between the earthly and the divine, and female dependence within the context of chivalric paternalism. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Jose Maria Mesa Villar began research into Rossetti in 2004, upon receiving a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education (within the framework of the FPU University Teacher Training Programme). He holds an MA and a European PhD in English. His articles have been published in a variety of indexed journals, and his papers have been very positively received in international conferences hosted by the universities of Dundee, Arizona, Coimbra, Porto and Oxford Brookes. He is currently a lecturer and researcher at UCAM – Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia (Spain).