Explores the idea of the apocalypse and its reception within culture and society. This book invites readers to explore ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern popular conceptions of the apocalypse. It focuses on the continuance of apocalyptic expectations and how they are understood within the realms of popular culture.

The past decade and a half has seen an impressive resurgence of popular interest in the Middle Ages. In particular, television presents us with a wide and diverse array of ""medieval"" offerings. Yet, there exists very little scholarship on the image of the Middle Ages in television. Unlike film, whose use of the medieval has been examined repeatedly by scholars, television medievalism has garnered little critical attention. This collection begins to fill this gap by focusing on the depiction and utilization of the Middle Ages in popular culture and by questioning the role of television in...