Neomedievalism, Popular Culture, and the Academy - From Tolkien to Game of Thrones

The medieval in the modern world is here explored in a variety of media, from film and book to gaming.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Academy and the Making of Neomedievalism
2. Tolkien: From Medieval Studies to Medievalist Fantasy
3. Hollywood Genders the Neomedieval: Sleeping Beauty/Beowulf/Maleficent
4. Game of Thrones: Neomedievalism and the Myths of Inheritance
5. Magic: The Gathering and the Markets of Neomedievalism
6. Digital Gaming: Coding a Connective Neomedievalism
Bibliography

About the author

KELLYANN FITZPATRICK is an affiliated researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Summary

The medieval in the modern world is here explored in a variety of media, from film and book to gaming.

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Ann Fitzpatrick, Kellyann Fitzpatrick, KellyAnn (Customer) Fitzpatrick
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781843845416
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-541-6
• No. of pages: 244
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Medievalism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Englisch, Europa, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus