Idea of the Castle in Medieval England

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Medieval castles have traditionally been explained as feats of military engineering and tools of feudal control, but Abigail Wheatley takes a different approach, looking at a range of sources usually neglected in castle studies. Evidence from contemporary literature and art reveals the castle's place at the heart of medieval culture, as an architecture of ideas every bit as sophisticated as the church architecture of the period. This study offers a genuinely fresh perspective. Most castle scholars confine themselves to historical documents, but Wheatley examines literary and artistic evidence for its influence on and response to contemporary castle architecture. Sermons, seals and ivory caskets, local legends and Roman ruins all have their part to play. What emerges is a fascinating web of cultural resonances: the castle is implicated in every aspect of medieval consciousness, from private religious contemplation to the creation of national mythologies. This book makes a compelling case for a new, interdisciplinary approach to castle studies. ABIGAIL WHEATLEY gained her PhD at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York.

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Abigail Wheatley

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Idea of the Castle
The Urban Castle
The Spiritual Castle
The Imperial Castle
Conclusion
Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781903153611
ISBN-10:	1903153611
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Wheatley, Abigail
Hersteller:	York Medieval Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Abigail Wheatley
Erscheinungsdatum:	16.07.2015
Gewicht:	0,441 kg