In Orientalism, Edward Said constructed an entire theoretical ediface on an imagined, unified pre-modern Middle Ages in Europe. One of the results of this has been that scholars in medieval and early modern studies have been critically assessing the uses of post-colonial and subaltern theoretical perspectives in their fields, and considering what their periods have to say to post-colonial theorists. This book offers a series of essays that explore with specificity the methodological, textual, cultural and historiographic moves required for post-colonial engagements with pre-modern times.

Joseph Bedier (1864-1938) was one of the most famous scholars of his day. He held prestigious posts and lectured throughout Europe and the United States, an activity unusual for an academic of his time. A scholar of the French Middle Ages, he translated Tristan and Isolde as well as France's national epic, The Song of Roland. Bedier was publicly committed to French hegemony, yet he hailed from a culture that belied this ideal-the island of Reunion in the southern Indian Ocean.
In Creole Medievalism, Michelle Warren demonstrates that Bedier's relationship to this...

Joseph Bedier (1864-1938) was one of the most famous scholars of his day. He held prestigious posts and lectured throughout Europe and the United States, an activity unusual for an academic of his time. A scholar of the French Middle Ages, he translated Tristan and Isolde as well as France's national epic, The Song of Roland. Bedier was publicly committed to French hegemony, yet he hailed from a culture that belied this ideal-the island of Reunion in the southern Indian Ocean.
In Creole Medievalism, Michelle Warren demonstrates that Bedier's relationship to this...