The Medieval Royal Seat and Forest at Visegrád. A Proposed World Heritage Site and its Heritage Aspects
The Medieval Royal Seat and Forest at Visegrád. A Proposed World Heritage Site and its Heritage Aspects By József Laszlovszky Archaeological and Cultural Heritage…
Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film
Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film By William F. Woods The Medieval Hero on Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy, edited by Martha W.…
Not Your Typical Knight: The Emerging On-Screen Defender
The on-screen traditional medieval hero derlves from heroes of medieval literature such as King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. The medieval heroes are set apart from their enemies by their brawny physiques, their devotions to God, king, and lady, and their fightlng abilities – which are used to promote justlce.
Utopia and the Middle Ages in Popular Culture: A Reading of Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven
In our case, the film Kingdom of Heaven, directed by Ridley Scott and released by Twentieth-Century Fox in 2005, has its source in an original screenplay by the American author William Monahan
Images of the End. Hollywood and the Medieval Iconography of the Apocalypse
Images of the End. Hollywood and the Medieval Iconography of the Apocalypse By Lucas Burkart Histoire, Images, Imaginaire, edited by Pascal Dupuy (University of Pisa, 2002)…
Hypertext: A Sacred (He)Art? Cor ad cor loquitur from Augustine to Shelley Jackson
Hypertext: A Sacred (He)Art? Cor ad cor loquitur from Augustine to Shelley Jackson Warren, Martin L. Medieval Forum Vol.2 (2003) Abstract Postmodern thinking…
“The Pale and Perfect Measured Parade”: John Steinbeck’s First Draft of The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
“The Pale and Perfect Measured Parade”: John Steinbeck’s First Draft of The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights Stork, Nancy Medieval…
Multimedia Medievalia: The Fate of Traditional Scholarship in a Post-Modem World
Multimedia Medievalia: The Fate of Traditional Scholarship in a Post-Modem World By Dianne Tillotson Our Medieval Heritage: Essays in honour of John Tillotson for his…
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.