Medieval Fantasy As Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages

Cramer, Michael

ISBN 10: 0810869950 / ISBN 13: 9780810869950

Published by Scarecrow Pr, 2009

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224 pages. 8.90x5.90x0.60 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medieval Fantasy As Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810869950
• ISBN 13: 9780810869950
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book examines the act of medieval re-creation as performance by focusing on the Society for Creative Anachronism (S.C.A.). It describes the group's activities and investigates its place in popular culture, looking at the S.C.A. not so much as a historical society but as an on-going work of performance art; a postmodern counter-culture riff on what it means to be 'medieval.'

About the Author

Michael A. Cramer is an actor, director, filmmaker, and scholar, and he teaches communications and theatre at the City University of New York. He has published articles and reviews in Theatre Journal, Medievalism, and Sixteenth Century Journal.