"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"--
This groundbreaking collection of essays brings the fields of neo-Victorian studies and medievalism studies into dialogue for the first time. Issues of gender identity, sexuality, imperialism and nostalgia are critiqued by scholars in the analysis of neo-Victorian and medievalism texts.
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 childrens literature. Recent publications include Afterlives of The Lady of Shalott and Elaine of Astolat (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
