Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present, (Hardcover)

Medievalisms surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the Medieval period through to the twenty-first century, exploring:

• The influence of medieval cultural concepts on key authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, Chaucer, George Eliot and Mark Twain
• The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as King Arthur and Robin Hood
• The influence of the medieval on disciplines such as politics, music, film, and art.