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Michael Alexander held the Chair of English at St. Andrews University. His many books include A History of English Literature and Reading Shakespeare.
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"Alexander has written a very useful introduction for undergraduates and the general reader. The mass of information is firmly marshalled, lucidly narrated, and salted with a pleasantly wry wit. It is handsomely produced, lavishly illustrated yet moderately priced."—Roger Simpson, Arthuriana (Roger Simpson Arthuriana 2008-10-01)
"[A] sweeping survey of architecture, art, and especially literature that pauses long enough over specific artists and authors. . . . Medievalism . . . will benefit any scholar wanting to understand how a long-ago age resurfaced in British culture a couple of centuries ago."— Eric Daffron, Sixteenth Century Journal (Eric Daffron Sixteenth Century Journal 2009-02-13)
"[A] sweeping survey of architecture, art, and especially literature that pauses long enough over specific artists and authors. . . . Medievalism . . . will benefit any scholar wanting to understand how a long-ago age resurfaced in British culture a couple of centuries ago."— Eric Daffron, Sixteenth Century Journal (Eric Daffron Sixteenth Century Journal 2009-02-13)
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0300110618
- ISBN 13 9780300110616
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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