Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones

This book explores the connections between history and fantasy in George RR Martin''s immensely popular book series ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' and the international TV sensation HBO TV''s Game of Thrones . Acknowledging the final season''s foregrounding of the cultural centrality of history, truth and memory in the confrontation between Bran and the Night King, the volume takes full account of the TV show''s conclusion in its multiple readings across from medieval history, its institutions and practices, as depicted in the books to the show''s own particular medievalism. The topics under discussion include the treatment of the historical phenomena of chivalry, tournaments, dreams, models of education, and the supernatural, and the different ways in which these are mediated in Martin''s books and the TV show. The collection also includes a new study of one of Martin''s key sources, Maurice Druon''s Les Rois Maudits , in-depth explorations of major characters in their medieval contexts, and provocative reflections on the show''s controversial handling of gender and power politics.Written by an international team of medieval scholars, historians, literary and cultural experts, bringing their own unique perspectives to the multiple societies, belief-systems and customs of the ''Game of Thrones'' universe, Memory and Medievalism in George RR Martin and Game of Thrones offers original and sparky insights into the world-building of books and show.>

The essays in this collection create a fascinating parallel scholarly universe in response to the palimpsest of history, memory, and fantasy that is A Game of Thrones. Tackling issues of democracy, faith, scholarship, jurisprudence, medicine, economics, chivalry, emotion, violence, and misogyny, the contributors to this volume offer smart critical commentary on the traditionalist medievalist world imagined by George R.R. Martin, David Benioff, and Daniel Weiss.

Préface
An international team of medieval scholars explore the medieval history and modern fantasy in George RR Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and HBO's Game of Thrones.

Auteur
Carolyne Larrington is Professor of Medieval Literature at University of Oxford, UK. She is the author of The Women's Companion to Mythology (1997), Morgan and her Sisters in Arthurian Tradition (2006), The Land of the Green Man (2015) and Winter is Coming (2015), among others.Anna Czarnowus is Associate Professor in the faculty of the Humanities at University of Silesia, Poland. She is the co-editor, along with M. J. Toswell, of Medievalism in English Canadian Literature: From Richardson to Atwood (2020).

Contenu
Introduction Part I Memory 1. On Medieval Dream Tradition in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Bartlomiej Blaszkiewicz (University of Warsaw, Poland) 2. The Medievalist Emotional Economy in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Anna Czarnowus (University of Silesia, Poland) Part II Reimagining History 3. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Maurice Druon's Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) Carolyne Larrington (University of Oxford, UK) 4. Broken Bodies, Broken Kingdoms, Broken Promises: The Revolutionary Failure of A Game of Thrones Robert Rouse (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Cory Rushton (St Francis Xavier University, Canada) Part III Faith and Salvation 5. The Dog, the Cynic, and the Saint: The Case of Sandor Clegane Thomas Honegger (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany) 6. The Figure of George R.R. Martin's Septon Meribald and the Franciscan Legacy Maria Blaszkiewicz University of Warsaw, Poland) Part IV Key Institutions 7. The Citadel and the Ivory Tower: Academia and Education in Westeros Mikayla Hunter (University of Oxford, UK) 8. The Iron Bank Will Have Its Due: Trade and Economics in Game of Thrones Caroline Batten (University of Oxford, UK) Part V Chivalry: Theory and Practice 9. The Warrior(s) in Crisis: The Knights of Westeros and the Process of Civilization Anja Müller (Siegen University, Germany) 10. Tournaments and Judicial Duels in George R.R. Martin's The World of Ice & Fire and A Song of Ice and Fire Przemyslaw Grabowski-Górniak (Independent Scholar, Poland) Part VI - The HBO Effect: Violence and Misogyny 11. From Romance to Rape: The Portrayal of Masculine Sexuality in Game of Thrones Kristina Hildebrand (Halmstad University, Sweden) 12. The Case of Cersei Lannister: Neomedievalist Misogyny in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Sylwia Borowska-Szerszun (University of Bialystok, Poland) Index