Invention of False Medieval Authorities as a Literary Device in Popular Fiction
| Author: | Morgan, Gwendolyn A. | |
| Year: | 2006 | |
| Pages: | 136 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-5939-1 978-0-7734-5939-7 | |
| Price: | $139.95 + shipping | |
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This study explores the construction of false authority within and by contemporary popular fiction, especially within those tales concerned with the creation of texts themselves. This practice represents a return to medieval theories of authority, where the Bible, theology, and the ancient classics represented recourse for the assertions of contemporary thinkers and writers.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
I. Introduction: Modern Fictional Authorities
II. The Medieval Precedent: The Pursuit of Authority
III. Rewriting History: The Modern Beginnings
IV. The Exaltation of the Text: Julie Kaewert
V. Booklover’s Detective Fiction: John Dunning
VI. Medieval Authority and Metatext: The Dante Club
VII. From Metatext to Hyperreality: The DaVinci Code
VIII. Film as Authority: Saints as Witches
IX. “ ... Together with All the Rights and Privileges ... ”: Academic Authority and Medievalism
X. Medievalism and Authority: The Dangers
References
Index
Acknowledgements
I. Introduction: Modern Fictional Authorities
II. The Medieval Precedent: The Pursuit of Authority
III. Rewriting History: The Modern Beginnings
IV. The Exaltation of the Text: Julie Kaewert
V. Booklover’s Detective Fiction: John Dunning
VI. Medieval Authority and Metatext: The Dante Club
VII. From Metatext to Hyperreality: The DaVinci Code
VIII. Film as Authority: Saints as Witches
IX. “ ... Together with All the Rights and Privileges ... ”: Academic Authority and Medievalism
X. Medievalism and Authority: The Dangers
References
Index