Talk:Medievalism
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Then in Isaac Asimov's Caves of Steel, a "medievalist" is someone who pines for the good old days of the 20th century... AnonMoos 06:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think we need to worry about the fictional definitions :) I followed a link to this article from an article about the Gothic Revival (architecture, not literature). Context: "The Gothic Revival was paralleled and supported by medievalism, which had its roots in antiquarian concerns with survivals and curiosities. " When I read the introduction to the medievalism article, I thought the link must be wrong, as it's not at all the same. There is a disambiguation note at the bottom. If there are two different meanings, we either need to note that at the start of the article and restructure it completely (what came first in history should probably come first in the article); or we need a disambiguation page leading to... ooh, dunno. "Medievalism in the Romantic period" and "Medievalism in the twentieth century" pages, perhaps?
- Thoughts? I don't know much at all about either branch, but someone might!
We need separate pages for medievalism and medieval studies. They are not the same thing, even if the latter grew out of the former. Medievalism is a cultural movement or affiliation, whereas medieval studies is an academic discipline. Confusion arises from the fact that the term "medievalist" refers to members of both.
- Piratehead 13:28, 23 December 2006
