Mass Market Medieval: Essays on the Middle Ages in Popular CultureDavid W. Marshall McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 11. apr. 2007 - 205 strani Beginning in 1976 with the first issue of the journal Studies in Medievalism, all things medieval and the concept of medievalism became a hot topic in culture studies. Medievalism examines how different groups, individuals, or eras use and shape the image of the Middle Ages, differentiating between historical knowledge of the Middle Ages and what we have made the period out to be. The 13 essays in this book explore the medieval invasion of today's media and consider the various ways--from film and print to websites and video games--that the Middle Ages have been packaged for consumption. Essays encompass diverse theoretical perspectives and are grouped loosely around distinct functions of medievalism, including the exposure of recent social concerns; the use of medieval images in modern political contexts; and the medieval's influence on products of today's popular culture. The legitimization of the study of medievalism and the effect of medievalism on the more traditional subject of medieval studies are also discussed. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
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... sense of prophecy in popular cul- ture is to understand its roots . Almost all prophecy created and circu- lated today borrows its major features from medieval prophetic discourse : its forms , its methods of authorization , and its ...
... sense of figurative language in the Bible : A simple rule to follow in determining what is literal and what is figurative is this : If the literal meaning of any word or expression makes good sense in its connections , it is literal ...
... sense of the inherent " messiness " of history , its irreducible clutter and jumble , than the tidy stories told in many textbooks . In this sense , even the postmodern pastiche of the Briton's wonder in AOE2 is a defiant exemplar of ...
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Arthurianism | 28 |
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