{"product_id":"law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-1","title":"Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic \"legal medievalism,\" or the modern interpretation of medieval law in film and popular culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more than a century, filmmakers have used the \"Middle Ages\" to produce popular entertainment and comment on contemporary issues. Each of the twenty chapters in \u003ci\u003eLaw, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World \u003c\/i\u003erepresents an original contribution to our understanding of how medieval regulations, laws, and customs have been depicted in film. It offers a window into the \"rules\" of medieval society through the lens of popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e This book includes analyses of recent and older films, avant-garde as well as popular cinema. Films discussed in this book include \u003ci\u003eBraveheart \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc \u003c\/i\u003e(1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Duel \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Green Knight \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Little Hours \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood \u003c\/i\u003e(1938), among others.\u003cbr\u003e Each chapter explores the contemporary context of the film in question, the medieval literary or historical milieu the film references, and the lessons the film can teach us about the medieval world. Attached to each chapter is an appendix of medieval documentary sources and reading questions to prompt critical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54843921301848,"sku":"9781531510138","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781531510138.jpg?v=1777948225","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}