The Idea of the Castle in Medieval England

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ISBN(EAN) 9781903153611
Издатель York Medieval Press
Автор Abigail Wheatley
Язык Английский
Формат Мягкая обложка
Страницы 192
Год издания 2015
Страна происхождения Соединенное Королевство
Рейтинг 4.8
Вес (грамм) 370
Размер (мм) 234(д) х 157(ш) х 14(в)
 

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 Most castle scholars confine themselves to historical documents, but Wheatley examines literary and artistic evidence for its influence on and response to contemporary castle architecture.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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