New Zealand Medievalism
Title | New Zealand Medievalism PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Czarnowus |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2024-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1040023401 |
This volume maps the phenomenon of medievalism in Aotearoa, initially as an import by the early white settler society, and as a form of nation building that would reinforce Britishness and ancestral belonging. This colonial narrative underpins the volume’s focus on the imperial relationship in chapters on the academic study of the Middle Ages, on medievalism in film and music, in manuscript and book collections, and colonial stained glass and architecture. Through the alternative 21st-century frameworks of a global Middle Ages and Aotearoa’s bicultural nationalism, the volume also introduces Maori understandings of the ancestral past that parallel the European epoch and, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the phenomenon of global right-wing medievalism, as evidenced in the Alt-right extremism underpinning the Christchurch mosque attack of 2019. The 11 chapters trace the transcultural moves and networks that comprise the shift from the 20th-century study of the Middle Ages as an historical period to manifestations of medievalism as the reception and interpretation of the medieval past in postmedieval times. Collectively these are viewed as indications of the changing public perception about the meaning and practice of the European heritage from the colonial to contemporary era. The volume will appeal to educationists, scholars, and students interested in the academic history of the Middle Ages in New Zealand; enthusiasts of film, music, and performance of the medieval; members of the public interested in Aotearoa’s history and popular culture; and all who enjoy the colourful reinventions of medievalism.
Neo-Victorianism and Medievalism
Title | Neo-Victorianism and Medievalism PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2024-05-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9004688358 |
Bringing together neo-Victorian and medievalism scholars in dialogue with each other for the first time, this collection of essays foregrounds issues common to both fields. The Victorians reimagined the medieval era and post-Victorian medievalism repurposes received nineteenth century tropes, as do neo-Victorian texts. For example, aesthetic movements such as Arts and Crafts, which looked for inspiration in the medieval era, are echoed by steampunk in its return to Victorian dress and technology. Issues of gender identity, sexuality, imperialism and nostalgia arise in both neo-Victorianism and medievalism, and analysis of such texts is enriched and expanded by the interconnections between the two fields represented in this groundbreaking collection.
Making the Medieval Relevant
Title | Making the Medieval Relevant PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Jones |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2019-12-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3110546485 |
When scholars discuss the medieval past, the temptation is to become immersed there, to deepen our appreciation of the nuances of the medieval sources through debate about their meaning. But the past informs the present in a myriad of ways and medievalists can, and should, use their research to address the concerns and interests of contemporary society. This volume presents a number of carefully commissioned essays that demonstrate the fertility and originality of recent work in Medieval Studies. Above all, they have been selected for relevance. Most contributors are in the earlier stages of their careers and their approaches clearly reflect how interdisciplinary methodologies applied to Medieval Studies have potential repercussions and value far beyond the boundaries of the Middles Ages. These chapters are powerful demonstrations of the value of medieval research to our own times, both in terms of providing answers to some of the specific questions facing humanity today and in terms of much broader considerations. Taken together, the research presented here also provides readers with confidence in the fact that Medieval Studies cannot be neglected without a great loss to the understanding of what it means to be human.
Medievalism and the Academy II
Title | Medievalism and the Academy II PDF eBook |
Author | David Metzger |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780859915670 |
The second part of Medievalism and the Academy identifies the four specific questions that have come to focus recent scholarship in medievalism: What is difference? what is theory? woman? God? The impact of cultural studies on contemporary medieval studies is investigated in this latest volume of Studies in Medievalism, which also offers an account of the developing interest of contemporary cultural theorists inthe medieval period. Rather than dismissing the connection between medieval studies and cultural criticism as an expression of academic self-interest, the essays identify specific questions which engage both, such as race, history, women, religion, and literature. Topics include the use of Augustine by postcolonial theorists; the influence of studies in medieval mysticism on the development of women's studies programs; and the influence of Foucault and NewHistoricism on the study of medieval history. Contributors: ELLIE RAGLAND, TIMOTHY RICHARDSON, MICHAEL BERNARD-DONALS, CLAY KINSNER, LINDA SEXSON, REBECCA DOUGLASS, LOUISE SYLVESTER, RICHARD GLEJZER, CHARLES WILSON, ANDREW J. DELL'OLIO
A History of Ornament, Ancient and Medieval
Title | A History of Ornament, Ancient and Medieval PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
A History of Ornament: Ancient and medieval.- [v. 2.] Renaissance and modern
Title | A History of Ornament: Ancient and medieval.- [v. 2.] Renaissance and modern PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | Decoration and ornament |
ISBN |
Politics and Medievalism (studies)
Title | Politics and Medievalism (studies) PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Fugelso |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843845563 |
Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the Middle Ages,