Neomedievalism, Popular Culture, and the Academy: From Tolkien to Game of Thrones

by Kellyann Fitzpatrick

Medievalism -- the ways in which post-medieval societies perceive, interpret, reimagine, or appropriate the Middle Ages -- permeates popular culture. From Disney princesses to Game of Thrones, medieval fairs to World of Warcraft, contemporary culture keeps finding new ways to reinvent and repackage the period. Medievalism itself, then, continues to evolve while it is also subject to technological advances, prominent invocations in political discourse,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843845415
• ISBN13: 9781843845416
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"