The role of the mal mariée and its variation of meaning in Marie de France's 'Guigemar' and Malory's Le Morte Darthur

This is a student academic article exploring the trope of the unhappily married woman within epic and romance, specifically within Guigemar and Le Morte Darthur. Familiarity with these two texts is assumed. The details of these and the critical sources are given in the Bibliography. The article is suitable for personal interest, school and undergraduate study.