Medievalism And The Gothic In Australian Culture -

Brepols Publishers, 2005. 1st. hardcover. New. 105x15x156.

Brepols Publishers, 2006. Hardcover. New. illustrated edition. 302 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New.

Turnhout Brepols 2005. Hardback, XXIV+302 p., 7 b/w ill., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503517025. This collection opens up a new field of academic and general interest: Australian medievalism. That is, the heritage and continuing influence of medieval and gothic themes, ideas and cultural practices. Geographically removed from Europe, and distinguished by its eighteenth-century colonial settlement, Australia is a fascinating testing-ground on which to explore the cultural residues of medieval and gothic tradition. These traditions take a distinctive form, once they have been 'transported' to a different topographical setting, and a cultural context whose relationship with Europe has always been dynamic and troubled. Early colonists attempted to make the unfamiliar landscape of Australia familiar by inscribing it with European traditions: since then, a diverse range of responses and attitudes to the medieval and gothic past have been played out in Australian culture, from traditional forms of… Read More