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Idea of the Castle in Medieval England

By Abigail Wheatley

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Idea of the Castle in Medieval England

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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 Most castle scholars confine themselves to historical documents, but Wheatley examines literary and artistic evidence for its influence on and response to contemporary castle architecture.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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2015-07-16
Publication Date:
2015-07-01
Publisher:
York Medieval Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1903153611
ISBN13:
9781903153611
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[email protected]
Weight:
441 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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