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The Middle Ages in the Modern World - Twenty-first century perspectives (Hardcover)
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The Middle Ages in the Modern World - Twenty-first century perspectives (Hardcover)
Series: Proceedings of the British Academy, 208
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The Middle Ages continue to provide an important touchstone for the
way the modern West presents itself and its relationship with the
rest of the globe. This volume brings together leading scholars of
literature and history, together with musicians, novelists,
librarians, and museum curators in order to present exciting,
up-to-date perspectives on how and why the Middle Ages continue to
matter in the 20th and 21st centuries. Presented here, their essays
represent a unique dialogue between scholars and practitioners of
'medievalism'. Framed by an introductory essay on the broad history
of the continuing evolution of the idea of 'The Middle Ages' from
the 14th century to the present day, chapters deal with subjects as
diverse as: the use of Old Norse sagas by Republican deniers of
climate change; the way figures like the Irish hero Cu Chulainn and
St Patrick were used to give legitimacy to political affiliations
during the Ulster 'Troubles'; the use of the Middle Ages in films
by Pasolini and Tarantino; the adoption of the 'Green Man' motif in
popular culture; Lady Gaga's manipulation of medieval iconography
in her music videos; the translation of medieval poetry from
manuscript to digital media; and the problem of writing national
history free from the 'toxic medievalism' of the 19th and 20th
centuries. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the Middle
Ages and its impact on recent political and cultural history. It is
dedicated to the memory of Seamus Heaney, who gave his last
overseas lecture in St Andrews in 2013, the year this book was
conceived, and whose late poetry this book also discusses.
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