Memory and medievalism in George R.R. Martin and Game of thrones : the keeper of all our memories / edited by Anna Czarnowus and Carolyne Larrington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larrington, Carolyne, editor.

Czarnowus, Anna, editor.

Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory in literature.

Medievalism in literature.

Martin, George R. R. Game of thrones.

Martin, George R. R.

Physical Description:

xiii, 223 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Reimagininghistory

1. George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Maurice Druon's Les Rots Maudits (The Accursed Kings) / Carolyne Larrington

2. Broken bodies, broken kingdoms, broken promises: The revolutionary failure of Game of Thrones / Cory James Rushton

pt. II Key institutions

3. The Citadel and the ivory tower: Academia and education in Westeros / Mikayla Hunter

4. `The Iron Bank will have its due': Trade and economics in Game of Thrones / Caroline R. Batten

pt. III Faith and salvation

5. The dog, the cynic and the saint: The case of Sandor / Clegane Thomas Honegger

6. The figure of George R. R. Martin's Septon Meribald and the Franciscan legacy / Maria Blaszkiewicz

pt. IV Chivalry: Theory and practice

7. The warrior(s) in crisis: The knights of Westeros and the process of civilization / Anja Muller

8. Tournaments and judicial duels in George R. R. Martin's The World of Ice and Fire and A Song of Ice and Fire / Przemyslaw Grabowski-Gorniak

pt. V Memory

9. On medieval dream tradition in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire / Bartlomiej Blaszkiewicz

10. The medievalist emotional economy in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire / Anna Czarnowus

pt. VI The `HBO effect': Violence and misogyny

11. From romance to rape: The portrayal of masculine sexuality in Game of Thrones / Kristina Hildebrand

12. The Rise and Fall of Cersei Lannister: Neomedievalist misogyny in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire / Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781350269590

135026959X

OCLC:

1338648606

Publisher Number:

99993581032