Medievalisms
Subtitle: making the past in the present
By: Tison Pugh and  Angela Jane Weisl
Contributors: Weisl, Angela Jane, 1963-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780415617260; 9780415617277; 9780203108284
Subjects: Political aspects; LITERARY CRITICISM / General; Middle Ages in motion pictures; Social aspects; Popular culture; Medievalism; Commercial products; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General; Middle Ages in art; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Middle Ages in literature
Description: "From Harry Potter 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 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 Twain - The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as King Arthur and Robin Hood - The influence of the medieval on disciplines such as politics, music, film, and art. Medievalisms surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the Medieval period through to the twenty-first century"--