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dc.contributor.editorAlvestad, Karl
dc.contributor.editorHoughton, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-15T05:31:19Z
dc.date.available2022-01-15T05:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.isbn9781788314787
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52459
dc.description.abstractThis open access book brings together an international team of experts, The Middle Ages in Modern Culture considers the use of medieval models across a variety of contemporary media – ranging from television and film to architecture – and the significance of deploying an authentic medieval world to these representations. Rooted in this question of authenticity, this interdisciplinary study addresses three connected themes. Firstly, how does historical accuracy relate to authenticity, and whose version of authenticity is accepted? Secondly, how are the middle ages presented in modern media and why do inaccuracies emerge and persist in these works? Thirdly, how do creators of modern content attempt to produce authentic medieval environments, and what are the benefits and pitfalls of accurate portrayals? The result is nuanced study of medieval culture which sheds new light on the use (and misuse) of medieval history in modern media.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC1 Popular cultureen_US
dc.subject.otherLiterary Criticism
dc.subject.otherMedieval
dc.subject.otherSocial Science
dc.subject.otherPopular Culture
dc.titleThe Middle Ages in Modern Culture
dc.title.alternativeHistory and Authenticity in Contemporary Medievalism
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.5040/9781350167452
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oapen.relation.isbn9781350167452
oapen.collectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)
oapen.imprintBloomsbury Academic
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grantor.number105681


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