TY - BOOK ID - 3494664 TI - Medieval afterlives in contemporary culture AU - Ashton, Gail AU - Bloomsbury Academic PY - 2015 SN - 135002161X 1474217281 1441102825 9781441129604 9781350021617 9781441102829 9781441160683 144116068X 9781474217286 144112960X PB - London [etc.] Bloomsbury Academic DB - UniCat KW - Literature, Medieval KW - Medievalism in literature. KW - Medievalism in motion pictures. KW - Middle Ages in popular culture. KW - Popular culture KW - Motion pictures KW - History and criticism. KW - Art KW - History of civilization KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Middle Ages in motion pictures. KW - History in popular culture. KW - Influence. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3494664 AB - "With contributions from 29 leading international scholars, this is the first single-volume guide to the appropriation of medieval texts in contemporary culture. Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture covers a comprehensive range of media, including literature, film, TV, comics book adaptations, electronic media, performances, and commercial merchandise and tourism. Its lively chapters range from Spamalot to the RSC, Beowulf to Merlin, computer games to internet memes, opera to Young Adult fiction and contemporary poetry, and much more. Also included is a companion website aimed at general readers, academics, and students interested in the burgeoning field of Medieval afterlives, complete with: -- Further reading/weblinks -- 'My favourite' guides to contemporary medieval appropriations -- Images and interviews -- Guide to library archives and manuscript collections -- Guide to heritage collections."--Bloomsbury Publishing. ER -