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Guinevere
Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend. In Geoffrey of Monmouth she is ‘Guanhamara’, brought up in the household of Cador, duke of Cornwall. In the Brut of Laзamon she is ‘Wenhaver’, a relative of Cador; in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight she is Wenore, Guenore, Gwenore, and Gaynor (the form also in The Awntyrs of Arthure). The most prevailing form both of her name and her story developed in the French tradition, in Chrétien's Lancelot (1170s) and the related early 13th-cent. prose Lancelot of the Vulgate cycle, where the queen Guenièvre is the lover of Lancelot, with disastrous consequences. (See Launcelot of the Lake.) In the main tradition, the tragic love of Guinevere and Lancelot is one of the classics of courtly love.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guinevere." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guinevere." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Guinevere.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Guinevere." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Guinevere.html |
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Guinevere
Guinevere , in Arthurian legend , wife of King Arthur. Her illicit and tragic love for Sir Launcelot , which foreshadowed the downfall of Arthur's kingdom, ends with her retirement to a convent. She also figures in several early romances and Celtic legends, her name appearing in various forms (e.g., Guanhamara, Gvenour, and Gwenhwyfars). In different versions of the Arthurian story her name appears as Guenevere and Guinever. |
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"Guinevere." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guinevere." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Guinever.html "Guinevere." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Guinever.html |
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Guinevere
Guinevere in Arthurian legend, the wife of King Arthur and lover of Lancelot. In the Arthurian cycle she is seen through her love for Lancelot as one of the key figures in the ultimate destruction of Arthur's kingdom, by providing an opening which can be exploited by the traitor Mordred. Guinevere, who survives her husband's death, traditionally repented her sins and became a nun.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guinevere." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guinevere." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Guinevere.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Guinevere." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Guinevere.html |
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Guinevere
Guinevere ♀ From the Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar. It is famous as the name of King Arthur's wife, who in most versions of the Arthurian legends is unfaithful to him, having fallen in love with Sir Lancelot. See also Gaynor and Jennifer.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Guinevere.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Guinevere.html |
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Guinevere
Guinevere, Guenevere, Guinièvere. Wife of King Arthur in the Arthurian legends whose illicit and ongoing relationship to Lancelot helps to bring about the downfall of Arthur's court. Her Welsh counterpart or antecedent is Gwenhwyfar.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Guinevere.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Guinevere." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Guinevere.html |
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Guinevere
Guinevere In Arthurian legend, King Arthur's queen who was loved by Lancelot of the Lake. In Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur she betrayed the king, and was sentenced to die. She was rescued by Lancelot and later restored to Arthur.
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"Guinevere." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guinevere." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Guinevere.html "Guinevere." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Guinevere.html |
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"Guinevere." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Guinevere." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Guinevere.html "Guinevere." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Guinevere.html |
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