Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the middle ages, with a particular focus on its relationship with business and finance. Academia has never been immune to corporate culture, and despite the persistent association of medievalism with escapism, perhaps never has that been more obvious than at the present moment. The six essays that open the volume explore precisely how financial institutions have promoted, distorted, appropriated, resisted, and repudiated post-medieval interpretations of the middle ages. In the second part of the book, contributors explore medievalism in a variety of areas, juxtaposing specific case studies with broader investigations of the discipline's motives and methods; they include Charles Kingsley's racial Anglo-Saxonism, Jessie L. Weston's Sir Gawain and the treatment of womenin medievalist film. The book also includes a spirited response to previous Studies in Medievalism volumes on the topic neomedievalism. Contributors: Harry Brown, Henrik Aubert, Helen Brookman, Pamela Clements, KellyAnnFitzpatrick, Jil Hanifan, Michael R. Kightley, Felice Lifshitz, Lauren S. Mayer, Brent Moberley, Kevin Moberley, E. L. Risden, Carol L. Robinson, M. J. Toswell, J. Ruben Valdes Miyares

About the Author
KELLYANN FITZPATRICK is an affiliated researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology. M.J. TOSWELL is a Professor at theUniversity of Western Ontario.

Reviews
Presents an exciting and thoughtful selection of essays. * MEDIEVAL REVIEW *



Book Information
ISBN 9781843843221
Author Karl Fugelso
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint D.S. Brewer
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 524g