Medieval History
As can be seen in almost any field of academia, continuity and its antitheses are deceptively difficult to define. Mathematicians have long struggled to pin down a real-number continuum that can do the work required by limit theory. Literary critics continue to grapple with the relationship between narrative flow and the changes that lend it momentum. And scholars from many areas of the humanities and social sciences have attempted to clarify the blurred distinctions between historical continuity and discontinuity. This elusiveness is particularly problematic for medievalism studies, whose subjects are often described as post-medieval responses to the Middle Ages.
So begins Karl Fugelso's recent essay in Perspicuitas (U of Essen-Duisburg, Germany), "Problems with Continuity: Defining the Middle Ages for Medievalism Studies." Together with David Matthews' recent essays, "From Mediaeval to Mediaevalism: A New Semantic History," Review of English Studies 62 (2011): 695-715, and "'Chaucer's American Accent'," American Literary History 22.4 (2010): 1-15, and Richard Utz's "Coming to Terms with Medievalism," European Journal of English Studies 15.2 (2011): 1-13, Karl's essay provides a critical perspective on the salient issues of temporality and periodization in Medievalism Studies.
- Julia Smith Reviews: Matthews, Medievalism: A Critical History
Julia Smith recently reviewed David Matthews. Medievalism: A Critical History. D.S. Brewer: Cambridge, 2015. In his well-researched book, Medievalism: A Critical History, David Matthews provides a foundational study for the multidisciplinary field of...
- Creating The Future Lexicon Of Medievalism Studies
For all those interested in the deliberations that preceded the publication (in October) of Medievalism: Key Critical Terms, here is a link to Richard Utz's summary, published in Perspicuitas, an open-access journal published by the...
- Call For Papers: Medievalism, Borders, Disciplines, Margins
Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, seeks 3,000-word essays about medievalism on the margins. Submissions may concentrate on the borders of the field and its relationship to neighboring disciplines, such as medieval...
- Call For Papers: Ethics And Medievalism
Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, seeks 3,000-word essays discussing ethics in medievalism. What role do ethics play in post-medieval responses to the Middle Ages? In interpretations of those responses? ...
- Recently Published: Coming To Terms With Medievalism
Recently published in the European Journal of English Studies, volume 15/2, 2011 (special issue on Medievalism, ed. Ute Berndt and Andrew James Johnston): "Coming to Terms With Medievalism," by Richard Utz. Abstract: "Medievalism, the continuing reception...
Medieval History
Fugelso on Continuity and Medievalism Studies
So begins Karl Fugelso's recent essay in Perspicuitas (U of Essen-Duisburg, Germany), "Problems with Continuity: Defining the Middle Ages for Medievalism Studies." Together with David Matthews' recent essays, "From Mediaeval to Mediaevalism: A New Semantic History," Review of English Studies 62 (2011): 695-715, and "'Chaucer's American Accent'," American Literary History 22.4 (2010): 1-15, and Richard Utz's "Coming to Terms with Medievalism," European Journal of English Studies 15.2 (2011): 1-13, Karl's essay provides a critical perspective on the salient issues of temporality and periodization in Medievalism Studies.
- Julia Smith Reviews: Matthews, Medievalism: A Critical History
Julia Smith recently reviewed David Matthews. Medievalism: A Critical History. D.S. Brewer: Cambridge, 2015. In his well-researched book, Medievalism: A Critical History, David Matthews provides a foundational study for the multidisciplinary field of...
- Creating The Future Lexicon Of Medievalism Studies
For all those interested in the deliberations that preceded the publication (in October) of Medievalism: Key Critical Terms, here is a link to Richard Utz's summary, published in Perspicuitas, an open-access journal published by the...
- Call For Papers: Medievalism, Borders, Disciplines, Margins
Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, seeks 3,000-word essays about medievalism on the margins. Submissions may concentrate on the borders of the field and its relationship to neighboring disciplines, such as medieval...
- Call For Papers: Ethics And Medievalism
Studies in Medievalism, a peer-reviewed print and on-line publication, seeks 3,000-word essays discussing ethics in medievalism. What role do ethics play in post-medieval responses to the Middle Ages? In interpretations of those responses? ...
- Recently Published: Coming To Terms With Medievalism
Recently published in the European Journal of English Studies, volume 15/2, 2011 (special issue on Medievalism, ed. Ute Berndt and Andrew James Johnston): "Coming to Terms With Medievalism," by Richard Utz. Abstract: "Medievalism, the continuing reception...