IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1324: Medieval Heroes and Rulers in Great Feasts, 16th-21st Centuries
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Mittelalter und frühe Neuzeit (IZMF), Universität Salzburg |
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| Organiser: | Ursula Bieber, Fachbereich Slawistik / Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Mittelalter und Frühneuzeit (IZMF), Universität Salzburg |
| Moderator/Chair: | Ursula Bieber, Fachbereich Slawistik / Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Mittelalter und Frühneuzeit (IZMF), Universität Salzburg |
| Paper 1324-a | Medieval Gardens as Setting for Lordly Feasts: From Sorcerous Creations to Engineering Masterworks (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Language and Literature - German |
| Paper 1324-b | Historical Rulers of the Past in Feasts in (Post)Modern Times: From Landshut to Disneyland (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - German, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Paper 1324-c | 'A Stomach for Honest Meat': Medieval Feasting on the Big Screen (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Abstract | Medieval feasts and ceremonies are adopted for contemporary events from the 16th century up to the present in multifarious ways. They were realised and actualised in different media such as printed books, natural and constructed landscapes, and films and electronic games. The topics of research for this session are: firstly, which rulers and heroes, well-known for their medieval celebrations, are still of importance for modern ones? Secondly, how is the festive context (re)constructed? Does it basically follow the medieval pattern or preferably a modern one; what kind of role or function do the chosen media play? Thirdly, to what extent are historical figures, sceneries, and meanings transformed to modern images and reception? |