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OverviewA survey of the motif of the revenant, showing how medieval themes and motifs persist today. The proliferation of books and films about the ""undead"", those literally returning from the grave, in modern popular culture has been commented on as a recent phenomenon, but it is in fact a storytelling tradition going back more than a millennium. It drew on and was influenced by Christian eschatology, gathered momentum in medieval ecclesiastical chronicles, such as those written by Caesarius of Heisterbach, and then migrated into imaginative literature - famously in John Lydgate's Dance of Death - and art. But why did revenant stories and imagery take such a hold in the Middle Ages? And why has that fascination held on into today's world? This book offers a history of these revenant narratives, demonstrating how modern horror is haunted by past literature and exploring the motif of the risen dead as a focus of cultural anxiety and literary effort. The author examines the long arc of revenant tales from antiquity and the Middle Ages through the Reformation and into modernity, tracing their uncanny similarities and laying bare the rich traditions of narrative, theme, motif, supernatural belief and eschatological fears and preoccupations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christian LivermorePublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: D.S. Brewer Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.422kg ISBN: 9781843845768ISBN 10: 1843845768 Pages: 202 Publication Date: 16 January 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews[T]his book remains an original and thought-provoking study of a hitherto under-researched topic. -- Folklore Author InformationCHRISTIAN LIVERMORE gained her PhD in medieval English literature and creative writing from the University of St Andrews. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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