Cambridge Companion to Medievalism (Cambridge Companions to Culture) - Softcover

D'arcens, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107451655 ISBN 13: 9781107451650

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Medievalism - the creative interpretation or recreation of the European Middle Ages - has had a major presence in the cultural memory of the modern West, and has grown in scale to become a global phenomenon. Countless examples across aesthetic, material and political domains reveal that the medieval period has long provided a fund of images and ideas that have been vital to defining 'the modern'. Bringing together local, national and global examples and tracing medievalism's unpredictable course from early modern poetry to contemporary digital culture, this authoritative Companion offers a panoramic view of the historical, aesthetic, ideological and conceptual dimensions of this phenomenon. It showcases a range of critical positions and approaches to discussing medievalism, from more 'traditional' historicist and close-reading practices through to theoretically engaged methods. It also acquaints readers with key terms and provides them with a sophisticated conceptual vocabulary for discussing the medieval afterlife in the modern.

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Review:

'[This book] offers 14 substantial essays that succeed both in introducing topics of medievalism to new scholars and in providing new insights that will benefit those already familiar with the re-presentation and re-imagination of the medieval period ... Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.' A. L. Kaufman, Choice

'A valuable addition to the Cambridge Companions series. Its paperback price puts it within the reach of most students, and its range and the quality ... makes it a desirable addition to the shelves of any medievalist scholar. It is to be hoped that it will inspire fuller explorations of the countless intriguing medievalist works it surveys.' David Clark, The Medieval Review

Book Description:

This authoritative Companion familiarises readers with the rich and wide-ranging cultural phenomenon of medievalism, from sixteenth-century literature to twenty-first-century digital culture. New readers will appreciate its accessible, panoramic introduction to medievalism's many forms across time and space, while experienced researchers will welcome its sophistication and attention to critical approaches.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1107451655
• ISBN 13: 9781107451650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256