Medieval afterlives in popular culture / edited by Gail Ashton and Daniel T. Kline.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ashton, Gail, 1957-

Kline, Daniel T.

Series:

New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

The new Middle Ages

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Medieval--Influence.

Civilization, Medieval.

Middle Ages in motion pictures.

History in popular culture.

Medievalism in literature.

Physical Description:

xii, 245 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Drawing from an eclectic mix of scholars from the US, UK, and Australia, Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture examines the persistence of medieval themes, characters, and situations in a variety of media from reality television to Virginia Woolf, Arthurian film to Disney animation, Shrek to historical fantasy. Each essay demonstrates that the Middle Ages are not relegated to a static past but continue to fashion a vital presence in contemporary popular culture, changing our assumptions about the flow of history and the creation of the present. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The YouTube Prioress: Anti-Semitism and Twenty-First Century Participatory Culture / Candace Barrington Barrington, Candace 13

2 Animated Conversations in Nottingham: Disney's Robin Hood (1973) / Andrew Lynch Lynch, Andrew 29

3 Virginia Woolf's Middle Ages / Steve Ellis Ellis, Steve 43

4 Dario Fo's Mistero Buffo and the Left-Modernist Reclamation of Medieval Popular Culture / Louise D'Arcens D'Arcens, Louise 57

5 Acephalic History: A Bataillian Reading of Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Daniel T. Kline Kline, Daniel T. 71

6 Medievalism and Periodization in Frozen River and The Second Shepherds' Play: Environment, Class, Miracle / Robert S. Sturges Sturges, Robert S. 85

7 Time Travel, Pulp Fictions, and Changing Attitudes toward the Middle Ages: Why You Can't Get Renaissance on Somebody's Ass / Steve Guthrie Guthrie, Steve 99

8 H. P. Lovecraft's "Unnamable" Middle Ages / Brantley L. Bryant Bryant, Brantley L. 113

9 Confession, Contrition, and the Rhetoric of Tears: Medievalism and Reality Television / Angela Jane Weisl Weisl, Angela Jane 129

10 Robin Hood, Frenched / Richard Utz Utz, Richard 145

11 Brief Encounters: Arthur's Epic Journey in Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur (2005) / Leslie Coote Coote, Leslie 159

12 "My other world": Historical Reflections and Refractions in Modern Arthurian Fantasy / Philippa Semper Semper, Philippa 173

13 Queer Origins, Deformed Lines: Seeding the Future in Torchwood's "Children of Earth" / Gail Ashton Ashton, Gail 187

14 The Medieval Entertainment Channel: The Shrek Quartet / Kathleen Coyne Kelly Kelly, Kathleen Coyne 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230337343

0230337341

OCLC:

795759243