Medievalism And The Gothic In Australian Culture
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Published:30th Mar '06
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These essays examine the early narratives of Australian 'discovery' and the settlement of what was perceived as a hostile, gothic environment; exercises of medieval revivalism and association consonant with the British nineteenth-century rediscovery of chivalric ideals and aesthetic, spiritual and architectural practices and models; the conscious invocation and interrogation of medieval and gothic tropes in Australian fiction and poetry, including children's literature; the transformation of those tropes in fantasy, role-playing games and subcultural groups; and finally, the implication of the medieval past for discussions of Australian nationalism.
ISBN: 9780522852479
Dimensions: 241mm x 161mm x 21mm
Weight: 542g
328 pages