TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pugh,Tison
AU  - Weisl,Angela Jane
TI  - Medievalisms: making the past in the present  
SN  - 9780415617277
AV  - CB353 P978 M 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Medievalism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Commercial products
KW  - Middle Ages in art
KW  - Middle Ages in literature
KW  - Middle Ages in motion pictures
KW  - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General
KW  - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / General
N1  - HKBU Library
N2  - "From Harry Potter and Robin Hood, through to video games and jousting-themed restaurants, medieval culture continues to surround us and has retained a strong influence on literature and culture throughout the ages. This fascinating and illuminating guide is written by one of the leading contemporary scholars of Medieval literature, and explores: - The influence of medieval cultural concepts on key authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, Chaucer, George Eliot and Mark Twain - The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as King Arthur and Robin Hood - The influence of the medieval on disciplines such as politics, music, film, and art. Medievalisms surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the Medieval period through to the twenty-first century"--
ER  -