The Medievalist Impulse in American Literature: Twain, Adams, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway

by Kim Moreland

Overview

Why has the medievalist impulse- as manifested in an attraction to the traditions of courtly love and chivalry- been ignored or marginalized in the context of American literature, especially given its prominence in studies of British literature? Kim Moreland sets out to answer this and other questions, providing close readings of a variety of texts, both familiar and unfamiliar, while drawing eclectically on theoretical approaches such as feminism, deconstruction, cultural criticism, and psychobiography. The Medievalist Impulse in American Literature is the first serious extended study on this subject. It opens the way for further investigation into the influence of medievalism, which continues to have an impact on American literature and culture today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813916583
Publisher:	University of Virginia Press
Publication date:	05/29/1996
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kim Moreland is Associate Professor of English at The George Washington University.

Editorial Reviews

Providing close readings of a variety of texts, Moreland (English, George Washington U.) demonstrates how US writers of the 19th and 20th century appropriated the ideals of courtly love and chivalry as superior to the materialism of modern civilization, and the integration of medieval life as superior to the radical change and social disruption of their own time. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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