Medievalisms Making the Past in the Present

Name: Medievalisms Making the Past in the Present
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ISBN: 9780415617277

ISBN-10: 0415617278

ISBN-13: 9780415617277

Edition: 2013

Authors: Tison Pugh, Angela Jane Weisl

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From Harry Potterand Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained an strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages.This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by one of the leading contemporary scholars of Medieval literature, and explores:The influence of medieval cultural concepts on key authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, Chaucer, George Eliot and Mark TwainThe continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as King Arthur and Robin HoodThe influence of the medieval on disciplines such as politics, music, film, and art.Medievalismssurveys the critical field and sets the boundaries…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Medievalisms: The Magic of the Middle Ages



A Case Study of Dante: Naked Icons of Medievalism



Literary Medievalisms: Inventing Inspirations



"Medieval" Literature for Children and Young Adults: Fantasies of Innocence



King Arthur's and Robin Hood's Adventures in Medievalism: Mythic Masculinities (and Magical Femininities)



Movie Medievalisms: Five (or Six) Ways of Looking at an Anachronism



Medievalisms in Music and the Arts: Longing for Transcendence



Experiential Medievalisms: Reliving the Always Modern Middle Ages



Political Medievalisms: The Darkness of the Dark Ages


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