Oxford Handbook of Victorian Medievalism
«This edition is a thorough and valuable contribution to the study of medievalism, for both specialist and introductory readders like...the ambition of this volume is undeniable and its scope is laudable.»
Alana White, Mythlore
In 1859, the historian Lord John Acton asserted: 'two great principles divide the world, and contend for the mastery, antiquity and the middle ages'. The influence on Victorian culture of the 'Middle Ages' (broadly understood then as the centuries between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance) was both pervasive and multi-faceted. Les mer
to the Saxon Witan being celebrated as a prototypical representative parliament. It resulted in Viking raiders being acclaimed as the forefathers of the British navy. And it encouraged innumerable nineteenth-century men to cultivate the superlative beards we now think of as typically 'Victorian'-in
an attempt to emulate their Anglo-Saxon forefathers.
Different facets of medieval life, and different periods before the Renaissance, were utilized in nineteenth-century Britain for divergent political and cultural agendas. Medievalism also became a dominant mode in Victorian art and architecture, with 75 per cent of churches in England built on a Gothic rather than a classical model. And it was pervasive in a wide variety of literary forms, from translated sagas to pseudo-medieval devotional verse to triple-decker novels. Medievalism
even transformed nineteenth-century domesticity: while only a minority added moats and portcullises to their homes, the medieval-style textiles produced by Morris and Co. decorated many affluent drawing rooms. The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Medievalism is the first work to examine in full the fascinating
phenomenon of 'medievalism' in Victorian Britain. Covering art, architecture, religion, literature, politics, music, and social reform, the Handbook also surveys earlier forms of antiquarianism that established the groundwork for Victorian movements. In addition, this collection addresses the international context, by mapping the spread of medievalism across Europe, South America, and India, amongst other places.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199669509
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm
Anmeldelser
«This edition is a thorough and valuable contribution to the study of medievalism, for both specialist and introductory readders like...the ambition of this volume is undeniable and its scope is laudable.»
Alana White, Mythlore
«Parker and Wagner's impressive volume, then, will prove to be an invaluable resource for scholars of both the Middle Ages and the nineteenth century.»
Veronica Alfano, Review 19
«...the Handbook presents some welcome reassessments, updating the scholarship in this area to good effect.»
Jacqueline Banerjee, The Victorian Web
«The volume succeeds in demonstrating the pervasiveness, the influence, and the evolution of Victorian medievalisms.»
Ann F. Howey, Victorian Studies Vol 64.4