Making the Medieval Relevant: How Medieval Studies Contribute to Improving Our Understanding of the Present

by Conor Kostick

When scholars discuss the medieval past, the temptation is to become immersed there, to deepen our appreciation of the nuances of the medieval sources through debate about their meaning. But the past informs the present in a myriad of ways and medievalists can, and should, use their research to address the concerns and interests of contemporary society.

This volume presents a number of carefully commissioned essays that demonstrate the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110545306
• ISBN13: 9783110545302
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"