‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’

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Autor(a) principal: Facchini, Riccardo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.48487/pdh.2017.n5.21614
Resumo: This article aims to analyse several ideas of the Middle Ages that inspired HBO’s TV show Game of Thrones (HBO 2011-), based on George R. R. Martin’s ongoing series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire (1996-). The phenomenon will be read through the concept of “medievalism”, i.e. «the representation, the recep- tion and the post-medieval use of the Middle Ages» (di Carpegna Falconieri 2011). After a short introduction concerning the Middle Ages and cinema, I will analyse the new way in which Martin represents and perceives medieval times. This different approach places in the medieval era the disillusionment and the alleged absence of values typical of postmodern times, often hidden behind the notion of historical “realism”. The result is a rejection of the neo-medieval romantic idealization of the Midd- le Ages that characterized most twentieth-century productions.
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spelling ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’“I watch it for historic reasons”: Representação e receção da Idade Média em As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo e Guerra dos TronosmedievalismoIdade MédiaAs Crónicas de Gelo e FogofantasiamedievalismMiddle AgesA Song of Ice and FirefantasyThis article aims to analyse several ideas of the Middle Ages that inspired HBO’s TV show Game of Thrones (HBO 2011-), based on George R. R. Martin’s ongoing series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire (1996-). The phenomenon will be read through the concept of “medievalism”, i.e. «the representation, the recep- tion and the post-medieval use of the Middle Ages» (di Carpegna Falconieri 2011). After a short introduction concerning the Middle Ages and cinema, I will analyse the new way in which Martin represents and perceives medieval times. This different approach places in the medieval era the disillusionment and the alleged absence of values typical of postmodern times, often hidden behind the notion of historical “realism”. The result is a rejection of the neo-medieval romantic idealization of the Midd- le Ages that characterized most twentieth-century productions.Este artigo analisa as diversas perceções da Idade Média que inspiraram a série televisiva da HBO Guerra dos Tronos (HBO 2011-), baseada na série de livros de George R. R. Martin intitulada As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo (1996-). O fenómeno será lido à luz do conceito de “medievalismo”, isto é, “a representação, receção e uso pós-medieval da Idade Média” (di Carpegna Falconieri 2011). Depois de uma pequena introdução sobre a relação entre Idade Média e cinema, irei analisar o novo modo como Martin compreende e representa os tempos medievais. Esta perspetiva diferente coloca no período medieval a desilusão e a alegada ausência de valores típicas dos tempos pós-modernos, frequentemente escondidas por trás de uma noção de “realismo” histórico. O resultado é a rejeição da idealização romântica da Idade Média que caraterizou a maior parte das produções do século XX.Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa2021-01-26info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.48487/pdh.2017.n5.21614https://doi.org/10.48487/pdh.2017.n5.21614Práticas da História. Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past; No. 5 (2017); 43-73Práticas da História. Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past; N.º 5 (2017); 43-732183-590Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://praticasdahistoria.pt/article/view/21614https://praticasdahistoria.pt/article/view/21614/16659Copyright (c) 2021 Práticas da História. Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Pastinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFacchini, Riccardo2023-04-15T05:22:26Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/21614Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:49:17.757912Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
“I watch it for historic reasons”: Representação e receção da Idade Média em As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo e Guerra dos Tronos
title ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
spellingShingle ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
Facchini, Riccardo
medievalismo
Idade Média
As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo
fantasia
medievalism
Middle Ages
A Song of Ice and Fire
fantasy
title_short ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
title_full ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
title_fullStr ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
title_full_unstemmed ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
title_sort ‘I watch it for historic reasons.’ Representation and reception of the Middle Ages in A Song of Ice and Fire’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
author Facchini, Riccardo
author_facet Facchini, Riccardo
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Facchini, Riccardo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv medievalismo
Idade Média
As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo
fantasia
medievalism
Middle Ages
A Song of Ice and Fire
fantasy
topic medievalismo
Idade Média
As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo
fantasia
medievalism
Middle Ages
A Song of Ice and Fire
fantasy
description This article aims to analyse several ideas of the Middle Ages that inspired HBO’s TV show Game of Thrones (HBO 2011-), based on George R. R. Martin’s ongoing series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire (1996-). The phenomenon will be read through the concept of “medievalism”, i.e. «the representation, the recep- tion and the post-medieval use of the Middle Ages» (di Carpegna Falconieri 2011). After a short introduction concerning the Middle Ages and cinema, I will analyse the new way in which Martin represents and perceives medieval times. This different approach places in the medieval era the disillusionment and the alleged absence of values typical of postmodern times, often hidden behind the notion of historical “realism”. The result is a rejection of the neo-medieval romantic idealization of the Midd- le Ages that characterized most twentieth-century productions.
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Práticas da História. Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past; No. 5 (2017); 43-73
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