Fairyland and the Power of “Things”: Displaced Meaning in the Medieval Otherworld

Abstract: 

Sir Orfeo, Sir Launfal, and Celtic antecedents the Mabinogion and the Tain, present heroes who confront and return from Faerie. They bring home the knowledge of an enchanting yet inaccessible Otherworld, which offers a narrative of possession and fear of loss, the problem of owning objects of desire.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Kristin
Last Name: 
Noone
Institution: 
University of California, Riverside