The Middle Ages in the Modern World: Twenty-First Century Perspectives

Author / Editor
Bildhauer, Bettina, and Chris Jones, eds.

Title
The Middle Ages in the Modern World: Twenty-First Century Perspectives

Published
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.

Physical Description
ix, 346 pp.

Description
Collection of essays that address medieval and medievalism themes and how they continue to impact contemporary perspectives. The introduction includes a history of medievalism from the fourteenth to the twenty-first centuries, and remarks how Chaucer's works satirize heroic romance. For four essays pertaining to Chaucer, search for The Middle Ages in the Modern World: Twenty-First Century Perspectives under Alternative Title.

Contributor
Jones, Chris, ed.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism