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The Fantasy of the Middle Ages

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Una fantastica lettura che esplora vari aspetti della cultura del fantasy nei vari media odierni partendo ovviamente dai documenti antichi, fino ad arrivare a film, serie tv, fumetti, manga, videogiochi e quant'altro.
E' molto aggiornata e davvero interessante. Ve la consiglio.
Se fosse stata ancora più dettagliata l'avrei apprezzata ancora di più.

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A fantastic reading that explores various aspects of fantasy culture in the various media today, obviously starting from ancient documents, up to movies, TV series, comics, manga, video games and so on.
It is very up to date and really interesting. I recommend it.
If it had been even more detailed I would have appreciated it even more.

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I really enjoyed this book, especially as someone who has a degree in Medieval Studies! I really enjoyed the approach that this book took, with relating modern media to the middle ages, and with the 19th century gothic revival. It also goes over the influences that medieval history has on modern media, especially with shows like Game of Thrones, and movies like King Arthur by Guy Ritchie. This book covers important topics such as race, gender roles, and "media" of the medieval period as well. It was an enjoyable read and I found the images and their descriptions to be very helpful.

This book is an excellent choice for someone with no medieval background but is also advanced enough for someone with some background knowledge. I could easily see this book being the basis of a university course - it's definitely something I wish I had while studying!

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This book shows fantastic pictures from the middle ages and shows the parallels between modern stories and middle-aged tales and legends. A great read for the middle-age and fantasy enthusiast.

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