Medievalism: A Critical History Matthews David
Medievalism: A Critical History Matthews David The field known as 'medievalism studies' concerns the life of the Middle Ages after the Middle Ages. But what exactly is it? Originating some thirty…
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Medievalism: A Critical History Matthews David
The field known as 'medievalism studies' concerns the life of the Middle Ages after the Middle Ages. But what exactly is it? 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.
A version of reception studies? An offshoot of medieval 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