Medievalist Comics and the American Century, Chris Bishop
Автор: Bishop Chris Название: Medievalist Comics and the American Century ISBN: 1496808509 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781496808509 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8151.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
The comic book has become an essential icon of the American Century, an era defined by optimism in the face of change and by recognition of the intrinsic value of democracy and modernization. For many, the Middle Ages stand as an antithesis to these ideals, and yet medievalist comics have emerged and endured, even thrived alongside their superhero counterparts. Chris Bishop presents a reception history of medievalist comics, setting them against a greater backdrop of modern American history.
From its genesis in the 1930s to the present, Bishop surveys the medievalist comic, its stories, characters, settings, and themes drawn from the European Middle Ages. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant emerged from an America at odds with monarchy, but still in love with King Arthur. Green Arrow remains the continuation of a long fascination with Robin Hood that has become as central to the American identity as it was to the British. The Mighty Thor reflects the legacy of Germanic migration into the United States. The rugged individualism of Conan the Barbarian owes more to the western cowboy than it does to the continental knight-errant. In the narrative of Red Sonja, we can trace a parallel history of feminism. Bishop regards these comics as not merely happenchance, but each success (Prince Valiant and The Mighty Thor) or failure (Beowulf: Dragon Slayer) as a result and an indicator of certain American preoccupations amid a larger cultural context.
Intrinsically modernist paragons of pop-culture ephemera, American comics have ironically continued to engage with the European Middle Ages. Bishop illuminates some of the ways in which we use an imagined past to navigate the present and plots some possible futures as we valiantly shape a new century.
Автор: Wood, Christopher Название: Heroes masked and mythic ISBN: 1476683158 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476683157 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6376.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in film as the crystallization of the hero`s journey in the modern imagination.
Автор: Jenkins Название: Antiquity Now ISBN: 0521196264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521196260 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through the lens of reception studies, Antiquity Now examines the ideological uses of the classical world in contemporary media, including surprising new developments in comic books, film, drama and fiction. This book will be valuable to scholars and students of American, classical and cultural studies.
Автор: Wistreich Название: Warrior, Courtier, Singer ISBN: 1138263001 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138263000 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8114.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Giulio Cesare Brancaccio was a Neapolitan nobleman with long practical experience of military life, first in the service of Charles V and later as both soldier and courtier in France and then at the court of Alfonso II d'Este at Ferrara. He was also a virtuoso bass singer whose performances were praised by both Tasso and Guarini - he was even for a while the only male member of the famous Ferrarese court Concerto delle dame, who established a legendary reputation during the 1580s. Richard Wistreich examines Brancaccio's life in detail and from this it becomes possible to consider the mental and social world of a warrior and courtier with musical skills in a broader context. A wide-ranging study of bass singing in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Italy provides a contextual basis from which to consider Brancaccio's reputation as a performer. Wistreich illustrates the use of music in the process of 'self-fashioning' and the role of performance of all kinds in the construction of male noble identity within court culture, including the nature and currency of honour, chivalric virtA? and sixteenth-century notions of gender and virility in relation to musical performance. This fascinating examination of Brancaccio's social world significantly expands our understanding of noble culture in both France and Italy during the sixteenth century, and the place of music-making within it.
Автор: Gerzic Название: From Medievalism to Early-Modernism ISBN: 1138366579 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138366572 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From Medievalism to Early-Modernism: Adapting the English Past is a collection of essays that both analyses the historical and cultural medieval and early modern past, and engages with the medievalism and early-modernism-a new term introduced here-present in contemporary popular culture.
Автор: Gail Ashton Название: Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture ISBN: 135002161X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350021617 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 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, comic 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 at https: //medievalafterlives.wordpress.com/ 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 collection
Описание: This open access book brings together an international team of experts, The Middle Ages in Modern Culture considers the use of medieval models across a variety of contemporary media – ranging from television and film to architecture – and the significance of deploying an authentic medieval world to these representations.
Rooted in this question of authenticity, this interdisciplinary study addresses three connected themes. Firstly, how does historical accuracy relate to authenticity, and whose version of authenticity is accepted? Secondly, how are the middle ages presented in modern media and why do inaccuracies emerge and persist in these works? Thirdly, how do creators of modern content attempt to produce authentic medieval environments, and what are the benefits and pitfalls of accurate portrayals? The result is nuanced study of medieval culture which sheds new light on the use (and misuse) of medieval history in modern media.
This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.
Автор: Bryan, John Fleming, Michael Название: Early english viols: instruments, makers and music ISBN: 0367229684 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367229689 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Music of great importance and quality was performed on viols in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. Thomas Mace (1676) writes that `old English viols` are ideal, and names five English makers than whom `there are no Better in the World`.
Описание: Essays on the continuing power and applicability of medieval images, with particular reference to recent films.
Автор: DArcens Louise Название: International Medievalism and Popular Culture ISBN: 1604978643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781604978643 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15172.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ruth Barratt-Peacock, Ross Hagen Название: Medievalism and Metal Music Studies: Throwing Down the Gauntlet ISBN: 1787563960 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787563964 Издательство: Emerald Рейтинг: Цена: 14837.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This edited collection investigates metal music`s enduring fascination with the medieval period from a variety of critical perspectives, exploring how metal musicians and fans use the medieval period as a fount for creativity and critique.
Описание: Through the lens of reception studies, Antiquity Now examines the ideological uses of the classical world in contemporary media, including surprising new developments in comic books, film, drama and fiction. This book will be valuable to scholars and students of American, classical and cultural studies.
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