Medieval History
Gail Ashton and Daniel T. Kline, eds. Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012.
Reviewed by: Lisa M. Horton ([email protected]), in Medievally Speaking.
One of the great challenges in our continuing study of medievalism is the vexed question of definitions. Such an intensely dynamic field resists such limitation; between the variability of language and the continual evolution of the discipline, a mere definition cannot adequately encapsulate such a wonderfully disparate whole. A wide range of attempts at definition appears on this very site and speaks to our tendency to solve the conundrum by redefining ?medievalism? with every new study.
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Medieval History
Lisa Horton reviews Ashton/Kline, eds., Medieval Afterlives
Reviewed by: Lisa M. Horton ([email protected]), in Medievally Speaking.
One of the great challenges in our continuing study of medievalism is the vexed question of definitions. Such an intensely dynamic field resists such limitation; between the variability of language and the continual evolution of the discipline, a mere definition cannot adequately encapsulate such a wonderfully disparate whole. A wide range of attempts at definition appears on this very site and speaks to our tendency to solve the conundrum by redefining ?medievalism? with every new study.
Click HERE to read the rest of the review.
- An Earlier Version Of The Mona Lisa?
The Swiss-based Mona Lisa Foundation believes they have proven that Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of the Mona Lisa. Known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa, the canvas painting is larger the original Mona Lisa, as well being brighter and...
- 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...
- Medieval Afterlives In Popular Culture
Medieval Afterlives in Popular Culture, expertly edited by Gail Ashton and Daniel T. Kline, has now been published in Palgrave's The New Middle Ages Series. Drawing from an eclectic mix of scholars from the US, UK, and Australia, Medieval...
- Review Of Matthews, Ed., In Strange Countries. Middle English Literature And Its Afterlife
Richard Utz recently reviewed: David Matthews (ed.). In Strange Countries: Middle English Literature and its Afterlife: Essays in Memory of JJ Anderson, for The Review of English Studies. "With this Festschrift, colleagues and friends honour the memory...
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