Studies in Medievalism XXVII
Title | Studies in Medievalism XXVII PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Fugelso |
Publisher | D. S. Brewer |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2018-05-17 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781843845034 |
Essays tackling the difficult but essential question of how medievalism studies should look at the issue of what is and what is not "authentic."
National Medievalism in the Twenty-First Century
Title | National Medievalism in the Twenty-First Century PDF eBook |
Author | Matthias D. Berger |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2023-07-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1843846578 |
How ideas and ideals of an imagined, protean, national Middle Ages have once again become a convergence point for anxieties about politics, history and cultural identity in our time - and why. After a period of abeyance, the link forged in the nineteenth century between the Middle Ages and national identity is increasingly being reclaimed, with numerous groups and individuals mining an imagined medieval past to present ideas and ideals of modern nationhood. Today's national medievalism asserts itself at the interface of culture and politics: in literature and television programming, in journalism and heritage tourism, and in the way political actors of various stripes use a deep past that supposedly proves the nation's steady exceptionalism in a hectic globalised world. This book traces these ongoing developments in Switzerland and Britain, two countries where the medieval past has recently been much invoked in negotiations of national identity, independence and Euroscepticism. Through comparative analysis, it explores examples of reemerging stories of national exceptionalism - stories that, ironically, echo those of other nations. The author analyses depictions of Robert the Bruce and Wilhelm Tell; medievalism in the discourse surrounding Brexit as well as at the Welsh Senedd; novels like Paul Kingsnorth's The Wake; community-based art such as the Great Tapestry of Scotland; and elaborate public commemorations of Swiss victories (and defeats) in battle. Basing his critical readings in current theories of cultural memory, heritage and nationalism, the author explores how the protean national Middle Ages have once again become a convergence point for anxieties about politics, history and cultural identity in our time - and why.
Medievalism
Title | Medievalism PDF eBook |
Author | David Matthews |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843843927 |
An accessibly-written survey of the origins and growth of the discipline of medievalism studies. The field known as "medievalism studies" concerns the life of the Middle Ages after the Middle Ages. Originating some thirty years ago, it examines reinventions and reworkings of the medieval from the Reformation to postmodernity, from Bale and Leland to HBO's Game of Thrones. But what exactly is it? An offshoot of medieval studies? A version of reception studies? Or a new form of cultural studies? Can such a diverse field claim coherence? Should it be housed in departments of English, or History, or should it always be interdisciplinary? In responding to such questions, the author traces the history of medievalism from its earliest appearances in the sixteenth century to the present day, across a range of examples drawn from the spheres of literature, art, architecture, music and more. He identifies two major modes, the grotesque and the romantic, and focuses on key phases of the development of medievalism in Europe: the Reformation, the late eighteenth century, and above all the period between 1815 and 1850, which, he argues, represents the zenith of medievalist cultural production. He also contends that the 1840s were medievalism's one moment of canonicity in several European cultures at once. After that, medievalism became a minority form, rarely marked with cultural prestige, though always pervasive and influential. Medievalism: a Critical History scrutinises several key categories - space, time, and selfhood - and traces the impact of medievalism on each. It will be the essential guide to a complex and still evolving field of inquiry. David Matthews is Professor of Medieval and Medievalism Studies at the University of Manchester.
Neomedievalism, Popular Culture, and the Academy
Title | Neomedievalism, Popular Culture, and the Academy PDF eBook |
Author | KellyAnn Fitzpatrick |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843845415 |
The medieval in the modern world is here explored in a variety of media, from film and book to gaming.
Beyond Cadfael
Title | Beyond Cadfael PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy C. Barnhouse |
Publisher | Trivent Publishing |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2023-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 6156405828 |
Medievalism and medieval medicine are vibrant subfields of medieval studies, enjoying sustained scholarly attention and popularity among undergraduates. Popular perceptions of medieval medicine, however, remain understudied. This book aims to fill that lacuna by providing a multifaceted study of medical medievalism, defined as modern representations of medieval medicine intended for popular audiences. The volume takes as its starting point the fictional medieval detective Brother Cadfael, whose observations on bodies, herbs, and death have shaped many popular conceptions of medieval medicine in the Anglophone world. The ten contributing authors move beyond Cadfael by exploring global medical medievalisms in a range of genres and cultural contexts. Beyond Cadfael is organized into three sections, the first of which engages with how disease, injury, and the sick are imagined in fictitious medieval worlds. The second, on doctors at work, looks at medieval medical practice in novels, films and television, and public commemorative practice. These essays examine how practitioners are represented and imagined in medieval and pseudo-medieval worlds. The third section discusses medicine designed for and practiced by women in the Middle Ages and today, with a focus on East Asian medical traditions. These essays are guided by the recognition that medieval medical practices are often in dialogue with contemporary medical practices that fall outside the norms of Western biomedicine.
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Title | Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature PDF eBook |
Author | C. S. Lewis |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2013-11-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107658926 |
An invaluable collection for those who read and love Lewis and medieval and Renaissance literature.
Medievalism on the Margins
Title | Medievalism on the Margins PDF eBook |
Author | Karl Fugelso |
Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1843844060 |
Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the middle ages.