Affective Medievalism

Name: Affective Medievalism
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SKU: 9781526147998
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By Thomas A. Prendergast and Stephanie Trigg

Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture

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Affective Medievalism explores the complex connection between medieval studies and medievalism, emphasising how contemporary desire shapes our understanding of the past. The authors argue that medieval texts themselves provide a model for engaging with history, revealing a 'medievalism of the medievals' that bridges past and present.
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Ideal for scholars, students, and readers interested in medieval studies, cultural history, and critical theory relating to the medieval period and its ongoing influence.

The book argues that the temporal privilege of the medieval masks the extent to which the medieval and medievalistic are mutually constitutive and ultimately dependent not on absolutist epistemological claims but on how feelings and temperaments affect the way we approach the Middle Ages.

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This book investigates the troubled relationship between medieval studies and medievalism. Acknowledging that the medieval and medievalism are mutually constitutive, and that their texts can be read using similar strategies, it argues that medieval writers offer powerful models for the ways in which contemporary desire determines the constitution of the past.

This desire can not only connect us with the past but can reconnect readers in the present with the lost history of what may be called the medievalism of the medievals. In other words, to come to terms with the history of the medieval is to understand that it already offers us a model of how to relate to the past.

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Praised for its scholarly depth, the book is described as a 'densely learned tapestry' that legitimises affect in medieval studies. Reviewers highlight its thoughtful exploration of both academic and wider engagements with the medieval past.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526147998

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 204g

Pages: 168

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture Stephanie Trigg Thomas A. Prendergast

About the Author

Thomas A. Prendergast is Professor of English at the College of Wooster
Stephanie Trigg is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of English Literature at the University of Melbourne