Studies in Medievalism XIV :Correspondences: Medievalism in Scholarship and the Arts - Studies in Medievalism
Studies in Medievalism XIV :Correspondences: Medievalism in Scholarship and the Arts - Studies in Medievalism
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10 November, 2005
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Articles centred on the use made by European nations of medieval texts and other artefacts to define their history and origins. The 19th century was a time of fierce national competition for the "ownership" of medieval documents and the legitimation of national histories. This volume contains papers dealing with the attempts of French scholars to claim English documents (and vice versa), as also of disputes between Scandinavian and British scholars, and Dutch, German and Italian scholars. Regionalism is also a repeated topic, with claims made for the autonomy of Frisia within the Netherlands, and Languedoc within France. Other papers deal with the rediscovery of medieval music, with early American attempts to redirect the course of 20th century poetry by appeal to medieval precedent, and with the continuing vitality of Dante's Divina Commedia (especially the Inferno) in the light of 20th century experience. The volume as a whole sheds new light on the whole process of appropriating history, which remains a vital and contentioustopic, both inside and outside the academic world. CONTRIBUTORS: MARK BURDE, MAGNUS FJALLDAL, ALPITA DE JONG, ANNETTE KREUZIGER-HERR, NILS HOLGER PETERSEN, RACHEL DRESSLER, KARL FUGELS, WILLIAM QUINN, PETER CHRISTENSEN
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781843840633 |
| ISBN10 | 1843840634 |
| Number Of Pages | 252 |
| Item Weight | 542 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
PETER H. CHRISTENSEN is the Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities and the Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director of the Humanities Center at the University of Rochester, NY, where he is also Professor of Art History in the Department of Art and Art History.