book: Studies in Medievalism XXXII

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Studies in Medievalism XXXII

Medievalism in Play

Edited by: Karl Fugelso
With contributions by: Michel Aaij , Andrew Baerg , Tom Birkett , Steven Steven Bruso , Kevin J Harty , Leah Leah Haught , Vanessa K Iacocca , Brent Moberly , Kevin Moberly , Galit Noga-Banai , Jacob Runner , Jessica Stanley and M. J. Toswell

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2023

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Studies in Medievalism

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Volume 32 | Studies in Medievalism

About this book

Though manifestations of play represent a burgeoning subject area in the study of post-medieval responses to the Middle Ages, they have not always received the respect and attention they deserve. This volume seeks to correct those deficiencies.

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Toswell M. J. :

M.J. TOSWELL is a Professor at theUniversity of Western Ontario.

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Literary Studies Topics in Literary Studies Literary Studies and Linguistics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
I: Medievalism in Play
Sexual Play and Medievalism: Alice Munro’s “The Beggar Maid M. J. Toswell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Spoiling the Sport, Upping the Ante, and Calling His Bluff: Why St. Winifred Appears in David Lowery’s 2021 Film The Green Knight Kevin J. Harty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
“My guise doth not incur thy trust”: Translating English Medievalism and Archaism to and from Japanese in a Video Game Context Jacob W. Runner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
“Boy, what do those runes say?”: Runic Play in Norse-Themed Digital Games Tom Birkett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
Middle (Ages) Managers: Crusader Kings III as Medievalist Managerialism Andrew Baerg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
“Castles are like possessions: merely temporary!”: Neomedieval Architectural Praxis in Stronghold: Crusader II Kevin Moberly and Brent Moberly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	73
II: Other Responses to Medievalism
George R. R. Martin’s “Muscular Medievalism” in A Game of Thrones: Masculinity, Violence, and Fantasy Steven Bruso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
Big Sword-in-the-Stone Energy: Queering the Arthurian Romance Pattern in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Jessica Stanley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
Interspecies Embodiment of Dis/Ability in How to Train Your Dragon Leah Haught Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
Fenian Medievalisms, from Imperialist to Insurrectionist: Reimagining the Fenian Cycle and the Future of Ireland, 1878–1916 Vanessa K. Iacocca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	149
Medievalism and the Old South: Metaphors and References in the Works of Poets of the Confederacy Michel Aaij Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
From Holy Lance to Covid-19 Syringe: Benjamin Netanyahu as Curator and Saint Galit Noga-Banai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217

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March 7, 2023

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9781800109438

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D.S.Brewer

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240

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9 b/w illus.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781800109438

eBook ISBN: 9781800109438

Keywords for this book

Middle Ages; Alice Munro; The Beggar Maid; David Lowery; The Green Knight; Crusader Kings III; Stronghold: Crusader II; Muscular Medievalism; George R. R. Martin; A Game of Thrones; She-Ra and the Princesses of Power; How to Train Your Dragon; Fenian Cycle; Benjamin Netanyahu; Post-Bellum Medievalism

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