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Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages

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Author(s): Eileen A. Joy, Myra J. Seaman, Kimberly K. Bell, Mary K. Ramsey (eds.)
Series: The New Middle Ages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2007

Language: English
Tags: History of Medieval Europe; Ancient History; Medieval Literature; Classical and Antique Literature; European History; Social History

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Models of (IM)Perfection: Parodic Refunctioning in Spike TV’s the Joe Schmo Show and Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Tale of Sir Thopas”....Pages 23-45
“She Appears as Brightly Radiant as She Once was Foul”: Medieval Conversion Narratives and Contemporary Makeover Shows....Pages 47-61
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Moral Lessons from Handlyng Synne and Survivor....Pages 63-89
Back to the Future: Living the Liminal Life in the Manor House and the Medieval Dream....Pages 91-117
Medieval Histories and Modern Realism: Yet Another Origin of the Novel....Pages 121-133
Sacrificing Fiction and the Quest for the Real King Arthur....Pages 135-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
The Crisis of Legitimation in Bush’s America and Henry IV’s England....Pages 157-188
Torture, Inquisition, Medievalism, Reality, TV....Pages 189-216
Wolves, Outlaws, and Enemy Combatants....Pages 217-236
Exteriority is Not a Negation But a Marvel: Hospitality, Terrorism, Levinas, Beowulf....Pages 237-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-305