Representing the Crusades : from medieval imagination to contemporary popular culture / Sandra Gorgievski

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorgievski, Sandra, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crusades--Influence.

Crusades.

Middle Ages in popular culture.

Crusades--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Representing the Crusades

Place of Publication:

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"How are the crusades portrayed in popular culture today? Have the medieval images of chivalric and military heroes survived the eras of Orientalism and decolonization? The first of its kind, this comparative study examines representations of the Crusades in both European and Arab medieval texts and in 20th and 21st century transmedia recreations. Construction of memory is traced from cartography and illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages through modern, hybridized narratives in novels, film, comics and gaming. The shifting literary tastes, political agendas and cultural exchanges of audiences on both sides of the Mediterranean reflect their anxieties and ideals"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Constructing Memory : Geographical Space and Images of Empires

The Making of Heroes : Perceptions, Representations, Idealization, Propaganda, Mythmaking

Reframing History : Time, History, and Uchronia

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Gorgievski, Sandra Representing the Crusades

ISBN:

9781476650265

1476650268

OCLC:

1370485726