{"product_id":"popularising-the-middle-ages-in-modern-fantasy-neomedievalism-video-games-and-vikings-9781843847595","title":"Popularising the Middle Ages in Modern Fantasy: Neomedievalism, Video Games, and Vikings","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamines the development, nature, and significance of gritty (neo)medievalism in popular culture, from\u003ci\u003e Assassins Creed: Valhalla \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Berserk \u003c\/i\u003eto Robert Eggers'\u003ci\u003e The Northman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-first-century popular culture has a fascination for the medieval. Its imagery, tropes and settings have become an integral part of the epic fantasy genre across different media, demonstrated by and following the success of such globally acclaimed television shows as \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVikings\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume studies this phenomenon, aiming to establish a broader understanding of why the Middle Ages have become so popular in an era of transmedia productions; it argues that concepts of accuracy and \"authenticity\" are key to this popularity, alongside engagement with contemporary debates about identity, race and gender, and agile responses to fan-community and media critiques.\u003cbr\u003eThe essays address a variety of topics, from worldbuilding and narrative structures to female agency and the reception of Vikings, across a wide range of media, including film, television, literature, video games and manga. It also explores how contemporary fantasy engages with both academic knowledge and developments in imagination more widely, responding to ever-changing ideas about how an \"authentic\" Middle Ages may be created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarrington, Carolyne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CAROLYNE LARRINGTON is Emerita Professor of medieval European literature at the University of Oxford and Emerita Research Fellow in medieval English literature at St John's College, Oxford.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVelten, Hans Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - HANS RUDOLF VELTEN is a Professor of medieval German language and literature at the University of Siegen.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung, Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - HELEN YOUNG is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University, Australia where they hold an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52033978433810,"sku":"9781843847595","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ea40577-41ae-464d-90ca-403a7664d10d.jpg?v=1770983270","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/popularising-the-middle-ages-in-modern-fantasy-neomedievalism-video-games-and-vikings-9781843847595","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}