How to Analyze a Medievalism: Three Key Concepts
Support me on Patreon! / gavinthemedievalist This video introduces three key concepts for understanding the "medieval" as a phenomenon of our cultural imagination today. These concepts come from Tom Shippey's chapter in Medievalism: A Critical History, and are foundational to my taxonomy for understanding medievalism. Thanks for watching! Want to know more about medievalism? Be sure to check out my more general introduction here: • Our Cultural Memory of the Middle Ages Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:54 Tom Shippey's Three Factors 04:14 1. The Relationship with the Medieval Past 09:32 2. The Author's Didactic Authority 16:14 3. The Relationship with the "canon" of medievalism Affiliate Link Disclaimer: All of the following links are Amazon associate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This doesn't cost you anything extra, but they help me keep making more content like this. Thanks for your support! Medievalism: A Critical History, David Matthews: https://amzn.to/4rq3kEy Medievalism: Key Critical Terms, eds. Emery and Utz: https://amzn.to/4rlKIFQ The Old English Chronicle Vol I, Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library (includes the Battle of Maldon): https://amzn.to/4nXOcfL The Anglo Saxon Chronicles, trans. Michael Swanton: https://amzn.to/4qXRqli J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth: https://amzn.to/3MFRgjN Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and Episode by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://amzn.to/42RGwUI (My favorite edition of Beowulf) Beowulf, 2nd Edition by R.M Liuzza: https://amzn.to/45MMcj8 The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://amzn.to/46sznuS J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary: https://amzn.to/3JX9Qm1 The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok: https://amzn.to/4gOYeOq Klaeber’s Beowulf, Fourth Edition: https://amzn.to/4fQqlfA Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney: https://amzn.to/4mxBlB0 #thelordoftherings #tolkien #medievalism #gameofthrones #legends #beowulf #medievaltales #literature #oldenglish #booktube #englishmajor #epicpoetry #medieval #medievalhistory

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