IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 624: Women and Empire: 19th-Century Medievalism, Anglo-Saxonism, and Chivalry
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Kate Lister, Department of English, Leeds Trinity University |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Paul Hardwick, Department of English, Leeds Trinity University |
| Paper 624-a | Victoria, Alfred, and Arthur: Medievalism and Empire in 19th-Century Culture (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Language and Literature - Comparative, Politics and Diplomacy, Women's Studies |
| Paper 624-b | 'The Hero-King': King Alfred as a Symbol of Nationhood and Empire in Ann Hawkshaw's Sonnets on Anglo-Saxon History , 1854 (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Comparative, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Paper 624-c | Age of Empire and the Medievalism of Louisa Stuart Costello (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Old English, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Women's Studies |
| Abstract | There have been many studies tracing the vogue for medievalism that flourished in the 19th century. Prima facie, the field of 19th-century Medievalism seems demonstrably well mapped. There is, however, a glaring omission in our present appreciation: the inclusion of Medievalism by women. This panel looks at how women authors and Queen Victoria used the 19-century cultural fascination with Anglo-Saxonism, medievalism, and chivalry to explore, promote, manipulate, and challenge issues of nationhood and empire under the expansion of the British Empire. |