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Carolyne Larrington, Anna Czarnowus - Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones

The Keeper of All Our Memories

Av Carolyne Larrington, Anna Czarnowus

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This book explores the connections between history and fantasy in George RR Martin’s immensely popular book series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ and the international TV sensation HBO TV’s Game of Thrones. Acknowledging the final season’s foregrounding of the cultural centrality of history, truth and memory in the confrontation between Bran and the Night King, the volume takes full account of the TV show’s conclusion in its multiple readings across from medieval history, its institutions and practices, as depicted in the books to the show’s own particular medievalism. The topics under discussion include the treatment of the historical phenomena of chivalry, tournaments, dreams, models of education, and the supernatural, and the different ways in which these are mediated in Martin’s books and the TV show. The collection also includes a new study of one of Martin’s key sources, Maurice Druon’s Les Rois Maudits, in-depth explorations of major characters in their medieval contexts, and provocative reflections on the show’s controversial handling of gender and power politics.Written by an international team of medieval scholars, historians, literary and cultural experts, bringing their own unique perspectives to the multiple societies, belief-systems and customs of the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe, Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones offers original and sparky insights into the world-building of books and show.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2022-09-08
  • Mått: 238 x 162 x 18 mm
  • Vikt: 520 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 240
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781350269590
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Carolyne Larrington is Professor of Medieval Literature at University of Oxford, UK. She is the author of The Women’s Companion to Mythology (1997), Morgan and her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition (2006), The Land of the Green Man (2015) and Winter is Coming (2015), among others.Anna Czarnowus is Associate Professor in the faculty of the Humanities at University of Silesia, Poland. She is the co-editor, along with M. J. Toswell, of Medievalism in English Canadian Literature: From Richardson to Atwood (2020).

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This new collection brings together a series of rich, insightful studies which dissect the work of George R.R. Martin and its wider impact and legacy. The contributions to this collection demonstrate how so many vital elements of the medieval world from the mundane aspects of religion, trade, finance, and academia to the glories of chivalry and tournaments, resonate in A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones. From analysing the role of key characters like Cersei Lannister and Sandor Clegane to exploring underlying elements such as masculine sexuality and violence, issues of disability or the role of emotionality, this collection has something for every reader including both fans of Martin’s writing and the wider works which it has inspired or scholars and student of the Middle Ages.

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