Studies in Medievalism XII: Film and Fiction: Reviewing the Middle Ages by Marti

Description: Studies in Medievalism XII by Martin Arnold, Tom Shippey, Bruce Brasington, Carl Hammer, Jr., Clare A. Simmons, Gwendolyn Morgan, Joanne Parker, Jona Hammer, Nickolas Haydock, Paul Hardwick Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Essays on the continuing power and applicability of medieval images, with particular reference to recent films. Publisher Description The middle ages provide the material for mass-market films, for historical and fantasy fiction, for political propaganda and claims of legitimacy, and these in their turn exert a force well outside academia. The phenomenon is too important to be left unscrutinised: these essays show the continuing power and applicability of medieval images - and also, it must be said, their dangerousness and often their falsity. Of the ten essays in this volume, several examine modern movies, including the highly-successful A Knights Tale (Chaucer as a PR agent) and the much-derided First Knight/ (the Round Table fights the Gulf War). Others deal with the appropriation of history and literature by a variety of interested parties: King Alfred press-ganged for the Royal Navy and the burghers of Winchester in 1901, William Langland discovered as a prophet of future Socialism, Chaucer at once venerated and tidied into New England respectability. Vikings, Normans and Saxons are claimed as forebears and disowned as losers in works as complex as Rider Haggards Eric Brighteyes, at once neo-saga and anti-saga.Victorian melodrama provides the cliches of the bad baronet who revives the droit de seigneur (but baronets are notoriously modern creations); and of the bony grasping hand of the Catholic Church and its canon lawyers (an image spread in ways eerily reminiscent of the modern urban legend in its Internet forms). Contributors: BRUCE BRASINGTON, WILLIAM CALIN, CARL HAMMER, JONA HAMMER, PAUL HARDWICK, NICKOLAS HAYDOCK, GWENDOLYN MORGAN, JOANNE PARKER, CLARE A. SIMMONS, WILLIAM F. WOODS. Professor TOM SHIPPEY teaches in the Department of English at the University of St Louis; Dr MARTIN ARNOLD teaches at University College, Scarborough. Author Biography CLARE A. SIMMONS is a Professor of English at The Ohio State University. Details ISBN 085991772X ISBN-13 9780859917728 Title Studies in Medievalism XII Author Martin Arnold, Tom Shippey, Bruce Brasington, Carl Hammer, Jr., Clare A. Simmons, Gwendolyn Morgan, Joanne Parker, Jona Hammer, Nickolas Haydock, Paul Hardwick Format Hardcover Year 2003 Pages 266 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd GE_Item_ID:161709129; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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