Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones : The Keeper of All Our Memories /: The Keeper of All Our Memories. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carolyne Larrington, Anna Czarnowus.
• Editors: Larrington, Carolyne; Czarnowus, Anna
• Contents: IntroductionPart I – Memory1. On Medieval Dream Tradition in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Bartlomiej Blaszkiewicz (University of Warsaw, Poland)2. The Medievalist Emotional Economy in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Anna Czarnowus (University of Silesia, Poland)Part II – Reimagining History3. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Maurice Druon's Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) Carolyne Larrington (University of Oxford, UK)4. Broken Bodies, Broken Kingdoms, Broken Promises: The Revolutionary Failure of A Game of Thrones Robert Rouse (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Cory Rushton (St Francis Xavier University, Canada)Part III – Faith and Salvation5. The Dog, the Cynic, and the Saint: The Case of Sandor Clegane Thomas Honegger (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany)6. The Figure of George R.R. Martin's Septon Meribald and the Franciscan Legacy Maria Blaszkiewicz University of Warsaw, Poland)Part IV – Key Institutions7. The Citadel and the Ivory Tower: Academia and Education in Westeros Mikayla Hunter (University of Oxford, UK)8. The Iron Bank Will Have Its Due: Trade and Economics in Game of Thrones Caroline Batten (University of Oxford, UK)Part V – Chivalry: Theory and Practice9. The Warrior(s) in Crisis: The Knights of Westeros and the Process of Civilization Anja Müller (Siegen University, Germany)10. Tournaments and Judicial Duels in George R.R. Martin's The World of Ice & Fire and A Song of Ice and Fire Przemyslaw Grabowski-Górniak (Independent Scholar, Poland)Part VI - The HBO Effect: Violence and Misogyny11. From Romance to Rape: The Portrayal of Masculine Sexuality in Game of Thrones Kristina Hildebrand (Halmstad University, Sweden)12. The Case of Cersei Lannister: Neomedievalist Misogyny in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun (University of Bialystok, Poland)Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: Television; Media studies; Cultural studies; History -- Medieval; Social Science -- Media Studies; Medieval history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350269613; 1350269611
• Related ISBNs: 9781350269590
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