Medieval film' explores theoretical questions about the ideological, artistic, emotional and financial investments inhering in cinematic renditions of the medieval period. What does it mean to create and watch a 'medieval film'? What is a medieval film and why are they successful?
This is the first work that attempts to answer these questions, drawing, for instance, on film theory, postcolonial theory, cultural studies and the growing body of work on medievalism. Contributors investigate British, German, Italian, Australian, French, Swedish and American film, exploring topics such...

*Medieval film* explores theoretical questions about the ideological, artistic, emotional and financial investments inhering in cinematic renditions of the medieval period. What does it mean to create and watch a 'medieval film'? What is a medieval film and why are they successful? This is the first work that attempts to answer these questions, drawing, for instance, on film theory, postcolonial theory, cultural studies and the growing body of work on medievalism. Contributors investigate British, German, Italian, Australian, French, Swedish and American film, exploring topics such...

The Middle Ages continue to provide an important touchstone for the way the modern West presents itself and its relationship with the rest of the globe. This volume brings together leading scholars of literature and history, together with musicians, novelists, librarians, and museum curators in order to present exciting, up-to-date perspectives on how and why the Middle Ages continue to matter in the 20th and 21st centuries. Presented here, their essays represent a unique dialogue between scholars and practitioners of 'medievalism'. Framed by an introductory essay on the broad history of the...

Im Literaturverstaauml;ndnis der alteren Germanistik galt das 12. Jahrhundert fraglos als Epoche des Aufbruchs, wahrend das 13. Jahrhundert als "Abstieg," als politischer und literarischer "Niedergang" empfunden wurde. Literaturtheoretische und uuuml;berlieferungsgeschichtliche Ansatze der letzten Zeit stellen diese Periodisierung jedoch mehr und mehr in Frage. In Deutschland ist ein spurbarer Aufschwung der Laienkultur kaum vor 1170 zu verzeichnen, und erst im 13. Jahrhundert dringt die Volkssprache nahezu in alle Bereiche der literarischen Kommunikation vor. Diese innovative Schubkraft des...