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Les Moyen Âge de Game of Thrones

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal:
    Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes / Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
    2014 – 2, n° 28
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  • Authors: Besson (Florian), Rideau-Kikuchi (Catherine), Troadec (Cécile)
  • Abstract: This paper discusses George R. R. Martin’s literary saga, A Song of Ice and Fire, and its now famous adaptation as a TV show, Game of Thrones. Critics have been keen to underline the “realism” of these cycles; but the authors of the present study seek to re-examine what kind of real is being represented and re-created here. Which Middle Ages are we talking about? Far from being a unified historical block, the Middle Ages are a rich and ­complex period, marked by many evolutions. The world created by Martin thus merits close analysis : which elements are being used or left out, and which play a crucial or marginal role in the story? Such questions will allow us to gain a better understanding of how Middle Ages are represented today.
  • Pages: 479 to 507
  • Journal: Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies
  • CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
  • EAN: 9782812445682
  • ISBN: 978-2-8124-4568-2
  • ISSN: 2273-0893
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4568-2.p.0479
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 04-29-2015
  • Periodicity: Biannual
  • Language: French
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