Chivalry and the Medieval Past (Medievalism, 7) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843839237 ISBN 13: 9781843839231

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2016

Synopsis

One of the most difficult and complex ethical and cultural codes to define, chivalry has proved a flexible, ever-changing phenomenon, constantly adapted in the hands of medieval knights, Renaissance princes, early modern antiquarians, Enlightenment scholars, modern civic authorities, authors, historians and re-enactors. This book explores the rich variations in how the Middle Ages were conceptualised and historicised to illuminate the plurality of uses of the past. Using chivalry as a lens through which to examine concepts and uses of the medieval, it provides a critical assessment of the ways in which medieval chivalry became a shorthand to express contemporary ideals, powerfully demonstrating the ways in which history could be appropriated. The chapters combine attention to documentary evidence with what material culture can tell us, in particular using the built environment and the landscape as sources to understand how the medieval past was constantly renegotiated. With contributions spanning diverse geographic regions and periods from the late Middle Ages to the present day, it redraws current chronological boundaries by considering medievalism from the middle ages themselves to contemporary history.

About this title

About the Author:

Katie Stevenson is Senior Lecturer in Late Mediaeval History and Director of the Institute of Scottish Historical Research at the University of St Andrews; Barbara Gribling is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of History at Durham University. Contributors: David Allan, Stefan Goebel, Barbara Gribling, Steven C. Hughes, Peter N. Lindfield, Antti Matikkala, Rosemary Mitchell, Paul Pickering, Katie Stevenson

Review:

Full of fascinating discussion regarding the long-term cultural impacts of chivalry. FOLKLORE

About this edition

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1843839237
• ISBN 13: 9781843839231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 238
• Editor: Stevenson Katie, Gribling Barbara