Arthurian Pageants in Twentieth-Century Britain
Arthurian Pageants in Twentieth-Century Britain By Roger Simpson Arthuriana. Vol. 18:1 (2008) Abstract: Despite their apparent lack of historicity, adaptations of the Arthurian legends played…
The Tradition of King Arthur: The Grail in Legend and Film
Examines the depiction of King Arthur and the Holy Grail in movies.
The fabrication of medieval history: archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works
The fabrication of medieval history: archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works By Simon Thurley Lecture given on October 31, 2007 Synopsis:…
Representations of Anglo-Saxon England in Children’s Literature
The way in which children’s authors have translated medieval history into their own “historicity” has changed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as popular and scholarly attitudes toward the Middle Ages have changed. Looking at these changes, my purpose in this thesis will be to answer two questions: why would children’s authors draw upon Anglo-Saxon England for their subject matter? And, what relevance does children’s literature have for an audience of medievalists?
The Middle Ages as Fantasy
Discusses the famous writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the influence of medievalism on their storytelling.