Tales after Tolkien: Medievalism and Twenty-First-Century Fantasy Literature II
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Helen Young
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Sydney
Presider Name
Douglas A. Anderson
Presider Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 1
Pratchett’s The Last Continent and Nominalist Questions
Presenter 1 Name
Jay Ruud
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Central Arkansas
Paper Title 2
A Divergent Medievalism in Robin Hobb’s Tawny Man Trilogy
Presenter 2 Name
Geoffrey B. Elliott
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Technical Career Institutes
Paper Title 3
Black and Liminal in Camelot
Presenter 3 Name
Kris Swank
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Mythgard Institute
Paper Title 4
The Hunger Games: Reinterpretation of a Medieval Quest Narrative
Presenter 4 Name
Stephanie A. Amsell
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Southern Methodist Univ.
Start Date
12-5-2013 10:30 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1120
Description
This panel explores some of the medievalisms of contemporary fantasy literature. The papers examine connections between both history and the literature of the Middle Ages with a particular focus on how medieval realities are reflected and transformed.
Keywords: medievalism, fantasy literature
Helen Young
Tales after Tolkien: Medievalism and Twenty-First-Century Fantasy Literature II
Schneider 1120
This panel explores some of the medievalisms of contemporary fantasy literature. The papers examine connections between both history and the literature of the Middle Ages with a particular focus on how medieval realities are reflected and transformed.
Keywords: medievalism, fantasy literature
Helen Young