1st Edition

Medievalisms Making the Past in the Present

By Tison Pugh, Angela Weisl Copyright 2013
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

From King Arthur and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained a strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages. This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by two of the leading contemporary scholars of medieval literature, and explores: The influence of medieval cultural concepts on... Read more

1. Medievalisms: The Magic of the Middle Ages  2. A Case Study of Dante: Naked Icons of Medievalism  3. Literary Medievalisms: Inventing Inspirations  4. "Medieval" Literature for Children and Young Adults: Fantasies of Innocence  5. King Arthur’s and Robin Hood’s Adventures in Medievalism: Mythic Masculinities (and Magical Femininities)  6. Movie Medievalisms: Five (or Six) Ways of Looking at an Anachronism  7. Medievalisms in Music and the Arts: Longing for Transcendence  8. Experiential Medievalisms: Reliving the Always Modern Middle Ages  9. Political Medievalisms: The Darkness of the Dark Ages

Biography

Tison Pugh is Professor of English at the University of Central Florida, USA.

Angela Jane Weisl is Professor of English at Seton Hall University, USA.

"This coauthored volume may very well be the first book on medievalism(s) I would be happy to recommend to someone new to medievalism studies" - Richard Utz, The Medieval Review