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Neo-Victorianism and Medievalism
Re-appropriating the Victorian and Medieval Pasts
Series: - Neo-Victorian Series, Volume: 9
- Neo-Victorian Series Online, Volume: 9
Bringing together neo-Victorian and medievalism scholars in dialogue with each other for the first time, this collection of essays foregrounds issues common to both fields. The Victorians reimagined the medieval era and post-Victorian medievalism repurposes received nineteenth century tropes, as do neo-Victorian texts. For example, aesthetic movements such as Arts and Crafts, which looked for inspiration in the medieval era, are echoed by steampunk in its return to Victorian dress and technology. Issues of gender identity, sexuality, imperialism and nostalgia arise in both neo-Victorianism and medievalism, and analysis of such texts is enriched and expanded by the interconnections between the two fields represented in this groundbreaking collection.
Martin A. Danahay (Ph.D., Brandeis University, 1987), is Professor of English at Brock University. His publications include
War without Bodies: Framing Death from the Crimean to the Iraq War (Rutgers UP 2022), articles on Victorian literature and culture and on steampunk.
Ann F. Howey (Ph.D., University of Alberta, 1997), Professor at Brock University, researches and teaches popular Arthuriana and children’s literature. Recent publications include Afterlives of The Lady of Shalott and Elaine of Astolat (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Ann F. Howey (Ph.D., University of Alberta, 1997), Professor at Brock University, researches and teaches popular Arthuriana and children’s literature. Recent publications include Afterlives of The Lady of Shalott and Elaine of Astolat (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Scholars in Victorian studies, neo-Victorian studies, medievalism, gender studies, race studies.