Material Remains: Reading the Past in Medieval and Early Modern British Literature (Interventions: New Studies Medieval Cult) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814214746 ISBN 13: 9780814214749

Publisher: Ohio State University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Medieval and early modern literature was fascinated with the material remains of the past. Scenes involving the discovery, description, circulation, or contemplation of archaeological objects can be found in texts ranging from hagiography to elegiac poetry, from historiography to romance—across regions and periods. This volume gathers voices to explore the ways in which these texts employ descriptions of objects from the past to produce aesthetic and literary responses to questions of historicity and the epistemological conditions of historical knowledge.
The contributions to Material Remains: Reading the Past in Medieval and Early Modern British Literature examine the understanding and experience of temporality as registered through the representation of found objects. From Beowulf and King Arthur to Richard III, Roger de Norton, and more, these essays reproduce the thrill of the archaeological find and generate new forms of historical understanding beyond the established narratives that reinforce modern forms of periodizing the Middle Ages.
List of Contributors
Neil Cartlidge, Roberta Frank, Lori Ann Garner, Jonathan Gil Harris, Jan-Peer Hartmann, John Hines, Naomi Howell, Andrew Hui, Andrew James Johnston, Sarah Salih, Philip Schwyzer

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About the Author

Jan-Peer Hartmann is a Fellow at Freie Universität Berlin. Andrew James Johnston is Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at Freie Universität Berlin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814214746
• ISBN 13: 9780814214749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 308
• Editor: Hartmann Jan-Peer, Johnston Andrew James