EN 4504 Lecture 13: lecture 13
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Someone who proves themselves and their people by overcoming evil and surpassing their tragic past. Idea of a perfect world with perfect people who are not flawed. Idea of national identity and attempting to portray england as perfect. Saracen (means to be foreign and not christian) Tristam is a sophisticated knight because he wanted to study in france. Two things: france is related to sophistication in malory"s works. 231 arthur refers to each knight as something; tristam is referred to as sophistication. Ireland is presented to us as a matriarchal place women from there are presented as strong.
