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02938aam a2200373Mi 4500 001 880FADAC840911E89478B85797128E48 003 SILO 005 20180710010618 008 170727t20182018enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1788311396 020 $a 9781788311397 035 $a (OCoLC)994987938 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d ERASA $d ERL $d OCLCF $d CGU $d SILO 050 4 $a CB353 $b .S78 2018 082 04 $a 940.1 $2 23 100 1 $a Sturtevant, Paul B., $e author. 245 14 $a The Middle Ages in popular imagination : $b memory, film and medievalism / $c Paul B. Sturtevant. 264 1 $a London : $b I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd, $c 2018. 300 $a xviii, 299 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a New directions in medieval studies ; $v 1 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-288) and index. 520 8 $a It is often assumed that those outside of academia know very little about the Middle Ages. But the truth is not so simple. Non-specialists in fact learn a great deal from the myriad medievalisms - post-medieval imaginings of the medieval world - that pervade our everyday culture. These, like Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones, offer compelling, if not necessarily accurate, visions of the medieval world. And more, they have an impact on the popular imagination, particularly since there are new medievalisms constantly being developed, synthesised and remade. But what does the public really know? How do the conflicting medievalisms they consume contribute to their knowledge? And why is this important? In this book, the first evidence-based exploration of the wider public's understanding of the Middle Ages, Paul B. Sturtevant adapts sociological methods to answer these important questions. Based on extensive focus groups, the book details the ways - both formal and informal - that people learn about the medieval past and the many other ways that this informs, and even distorts, our present. In the process, Sturtevant also sheds light, in more general terms, onto the ways non-specialists learn about the past, and why understanding this is so important. The Middle Ages in Popular Imagination will be of interest to anyone working on medieval studies, medievalism, memory studies, medieval film studies, informal learning or public history. 650 0 $a Middle Ages in popular culture. 650 0 $a Middle Ages in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Middle Ages on television. 650 0 $a Civilization, Medieval $x Influence. 650 0 $a Medievalism $x Social aspects. 650 7 $a Middle Ages in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01020335 650 7 $a Middle Ages in popular culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01903923 650 7 $a Middle Ages on television. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01202378 830 0 $a New directions in medieval studies ; $v 1. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214012344.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=880FADAC840911E89478B85797128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search