Description: Daniel Wollenberg examines how and why the medieval past is manipulated and deployed as a means to certain political ends today, especially by writers and politicians on the far right.
Brief description: Daniel Wollenberg is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Tampa, specializing in medieval literature and culture. He has recently published articles on political medievalism on the far right in the journal postmedieval.
Review Quotes: "[A] lively, authoritative, thorough, persuasive, and insightful study of the ways in which the medieval has come to be exploited in the service of modern political movements."--Andrew Elliott "Medievally Speaking" (10/6/2018 12:00:00 AM)