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Medieval afterlives in contemporary culture /
"With contributions from 29 leading international scholars, this is the first single-volume guide to the appropriation of medieval texts in contemporary culture. Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture covers a comprehensive range of media, including literature, film, TV, comics book adapta...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "With contributions from 29 leading international scholars, this is the first single-volume guide to the appropriation of medieval texts in contemporary culture. Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture covers a comprehensive range of media, including literature, film, TV, comics book adaptations, electronic media, performances, and commercial merchandise and tourism. Its lively chapters range from Spamalot to the RSC, Beowulf to Merlin, computer games to internet memes, opera to Young Adult fiction and contemporary poetry, and much more. Also included is a companion website aimed at general readers, academics, and students interested in the burgeoning field of Medieval afterlives, complete with: -- Further reading/weblinks -- 'My favourite' guides to contemporary medieval appropriations -- Images and interviews -- Guide to library archives and manuscript collections -- Guide to heritage collections."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441102829 1441102825 9781441160683 144116068X 9781474217286 1474217281 144112960X 9781441129604 |