The New Middle Ages

Scala, E.

This collection of original essays repositions medieval literary studies after an era of historicism. Analyzing the legacy of Marxist and materialist theory on medieval literary criticism, the collection offers new ways of reading texts historically. Drawing upon aesthetic, ethical, and cultural vantage points and methods, these essays demonstrate that a variety of approaches and theories are "historical" and can change what it means to historicize medieval literature. By defining our post-historical moment in medieval English literary studies in terms of new possibilities, this collection will have broad appeal to those interested in the English Middle Ages, history, culture, and reading itself.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-06-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230607873

DOI: 10.1057/9780230621558

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 237