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Medievalism: The Middle Ages in Modern England
Michael Alexander
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Description for Medievalism: The Middle Ages in Modern England
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 col. illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Now reissued in an updated paperback edition, this groundbreaking account of the Medieval Revival movement examines the ways in which the style of the medieval period was re-established in post-Enlightenment England-from Walpole and Scott, Pugin, Ruskin, and Tennyson to Pound, Tolkien, and Rowling. Medievalism . . . takes a panoramic view of the `recovery' of the Medieval in English literature, visual arts and culture. . . . Ambitious, sweeping, sometimes idiosyncratic, but always interesting. -Rosemary Ashton, Times Literary Supplement Deeply researched and stylishly written, Medievalism is ... Read more
Now reissued in an updated paperback edition, this groundbreaking account of the Medieval Revival movement examines the ways in which the style of the medieval period was re-established in post-Enlightenment England-from Walpole and Scott, Pugin, Ruskin, and Tennyson to Pound, Tolkien, and Rowling. Medievalism . . . takes a panoramic view of the `recovery' of the Medieval in English literature, visual arts and culture. . . . Ambitious, sweeping, sometimes idiosyncratic, but always interesting. -Rosemary Ashton, Times Literary Supplement Deeply researched and stylishly written, Medievalism is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300227307
SKU
V9780300227307
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About Michael Alexander
Michael Alexander held the chair of English at St. Andrews University. His many books include A History of English Literature and Reading Shakespeare.
Reviews for Medievalism: The Middle Ages in Modern England
Professor Alexander has made me want to search out many of the poets and writers, amongst others, whom he cites, particularly those of the twentieth century, and re-read them in the light of having learnt so much from this book about how significant the past will always be, and needs to be, in the creation of new work. - ... Read more