edited by Loretta M. Holloway and Jennifer A. Palmgren.
New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) :
illustrations
Studies in Arthurian and Courtly Cultures
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- One: 8220;Standing Proof of the Degeneracy of Modern Times8221; -- Two: 8220;Knight, Bard, Gallant8221; -- Three: Charlotte Yonges Victorian Normans in The Little Duke -- Four: 8220;And the golden halls were dumb8221; -- Five: Lessons from the Medieval Convent -- Six: 8220;The Worship of Courage8221; -- Seven: The Gallows Nightingale -- Eight: Counter-Medievalism -- Nine: Where Medieval Romance Meets Victorian Reality -- Ten: The Performance of Victorian Medievalism -- Eleven: What is a Man? -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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Leaving the traditional focus on Arthurian romance and Gothic tales, the essays in this collection address how the Victorians looked back to the Middle Ages to create a sense of authority for their own ideas in areas such as art, religion, gender expectations, and social services. This book will interest specialists in the Victorian period from various fields and will also be a welcome addition to any library serving substantial humanities divisions. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the essays, this collection would be useful in a wide range of humanities classes beyond the traditional literature class.
Beyond Arthurian romances.
English literature-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Literature, Medieval-- Appreciation-- Great Britain.
Medievalism-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.