Bibliograph

The fantasy of the Middle Ages, an epic journey through imaginary medieval worlds, Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene

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The fantasy of the Middle Ages, an epic journey through imaginary medieval worlds, Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fantasy of the Middle Ages

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

1266642983

Responsibility statement

Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene

Sub title

an epic journey through imaginary medieval worlds

Summary

"This illustrated book explores the impact of medieval imagery on three hundred years of visual culture up until the present day"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Timothy Potts -- Preface / Michele Clapton -- Introduction: An Arthur tale for every generation ; Mapping mythical Medieval worlds ; Postmedieval fantasy ; Defining Medieval, Medievalism, and fantasy -- Once upon a time in the Middle Ages: The Medieval imagination ; The boundary between history and fantasy ; Whose Middle Ages? ; Modern Medievalisms -- Knights and princesses: The cast of characters of the Middle Ages ; Medieval gender roles expanded and their afterlives examined ; "Who run the world?" ; Beyond binaries -- And they lived happily ever after: A magical Middle Ages ; Nature, the cosmos, and occult practices ; Reynard and Robin Hood: The case of talking animals ; From fairy tales to fantasy -- Medieval times: Staging the Middle Ages ; Tournaments and pageantry ; Reenacting the past ; Reconstructing the Middle Ages: Castles and cathedrals -- Screen time: A cinematic fantasy Middle Ages ; The reel Middle Ages; Lutes and flutes ; Costume and set design -- Epilogue: A Medieval future of the past

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