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Ph.D., University of Kansas, Dissertation:听Geoffrey Chaucer’s use of the Arthurian legend

Full Professor, English, University of Northern 黑料社区

Prof. Bovaird-Abbo鈥檚 areas of special interest include medieval language and literature, particularly Middle English and Arthurian studies, and she regularly teaches classes on听Medieval Literature, History of the English Language, Linguistics, the Arthurian Legend (medieval to modern),听Speculative Fiction, The History of the Book, Young Adult Literature,听Medievalism,听and J. R. R. Tolkien.听

Her鈥痗urrent research project explores the effects of gender and class on depictions of the Arthurian character of Gawain in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Middle English romances, particularly in terms of Gawain鈥檚 interactions with women and younger knights, as a reflection of changing values among the English gentry.听

• “The Great River and the Great War: Entering the Trenches of World War I in the听Fellowship of the Ring.”听Critical Insights: J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Joseph Michael Sommers. Grey House Publishing. (Forthcoming)听

• “‘We听beo冒听under听uote’: Ecofeminism in Layamon’s听Brut听and the Women of Scotland.”听Medieval听Ecocriticisms. Ed. Heide Estes. Amsterdam University Press. (Forthcoming)听

• 鈥淗arts, Hounds, Humans: Hunting in听A Lytell听Geste听of Robyn Hode.”听The Bulletin of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies听5.1 (2024): 26-47.听听

• 鈥淪afe Behind Doors? Sleep Deprivation in听Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”听Arthuriana听32.3 (2022): 3-19.听

• 鈥淪witching Shields in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”.”听Becoming the Pearl-Poet: Perceptions, Connections, Receptions. Ed. Jane Beal. Rowman & Littlefield, Lexington Books, 2022.听169-181.听

• Food and Feast in Premodern Outlaw Texts. Eds. Melissa Ridley Elmes, Kristin Bovaird-Abbo. Routledge, 2021.听

• “Why an Issue on 鈥淭he Medieval in Children鈥檚 Literature鈥�?” Special Issue: “The Medieval in Children’s Literature,”听Children’s Literature Association Quarterly,听vol. 45, no. 4听(2020): 301-307.听

• 鈥淩edeeming Wastelands, Building Communities in the Old English听Guthlac A.”听ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, vol.听24, no.听2,听2017: 196鈥�223.听

• “In the Shadow of Balder: Breaking the Cycle of Ragnarok in听American Gods.” Critical Insights: Neil Gaiman. Ed. Joseph Michael Sommers. Grey House Publishing, 2016: 31-46.听

• 鈥淚s Geoffrey Chaucer鈥檚鈥�Tale of Sir听Thopas鈥痑 Rape Narrative? Reading听Thopas听in light of听the 1382 Statute of Rapes.鈥浓赌�Quidditas鈥�35 (2014): 7-28.听

• 鈥淣eglected yet Noble: Nyneve and Female Heroism in Thomas Malory鈥檚鈥�Le Morte听Darthu谤.鈥浓赌�A Quest of Her Own: Essays on the Female Hero in Modern Fantasy. Ed.听Lori听M. Campbell. McFarland, 2014. 35-54.听

• 鈥淭ough Talk or Tough Love: Lynet and the Construction of Feminine Identity in Thomas Malory鈥檚鈥�Tale of Sir Gareth.鈥浓赌�Arthuriana, vol.听24, no.听2 (2014): 126-157.听

• 鈥溾�楻eirdit听on听ane听riche听roche听beside听ane听riveir鈥�: Martial Landscape and James IV of Scotland in鈥�The Knightly Tale of听Golagros听and听Gawane.鈥浓赌�Neophilogus, vol.听98, no.听4 (2014): 675-688.听

• “Sire听Nonnes听Preest鈥欌�擱eading Lancelot in Geoffrey Chaucer鈥檚听The Nun鈥檚 Priest鈥檚 Tale.”听CEA Critic, vol.听76, no.听1 (2014): 84-97.听

• 鈥淎lison鈥檚 Antithesis in鈥疶he Marriage of Sir Gawain.鈥�鈥疢edieval Feminist Forum, vol.听49, no.听2 (2013): 29鈥�69.听

• 鈥溾�榟e is com of full noble听bloode鈥�: The Brotherly Love of Gareth and Gawain in Thomas Malory鈥檚鈥�Morte听Darthur.鈥浓赌�Enarratio, vol.听17 (2010): 91-105.听

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