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George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has sparked a renewed interest in things medieval. The pseudo-historical world of Westeros delights casual fans while offering a rich new perspective for medievalists and scholars.This study explores how Martin crafts a chivalric code that intersects with and illuminates well known medieval texts, including both romance and heroic epics. Through characters such as Brienne of Tarth, Sandor Clegane and Jaime Lannister, Martin variously challenges, upholds and deconstructs chivalry as depicted in the literature of the Middle Ages.
Carol Parrish Jamison is a professor of English at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus, in Savannah, Georgia. She specializes in medieval literature, linguistics, and medievalism.
Table of ContentsPrefaceOne • An Introduction to Westerosi ChivalryTwo • Chivalry in Oral TraditionThree • Chivalry in Written TraditionFour • FranchiseFive • LoyaltySix • ProwessSeven • VengeanceEight • Peace WeavingConclusions: Teaching WesterosChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
“[Jamison] is certainly well qualified to critique and enjoy Game of Thrones—her academic expertise includes both medieval literature and medievalism. ...She makes a rather convincing case for the usefulness of Game of Thrones in teaching medievalism”—Medieval Review
