George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the Medieval Literary Tradition - PDF

The book is a collection of essays on George R.R. Martin's ”A Song of Ice and Fire” by Polish, American and Indian scholars who mostly specialise in medieval studies. Its main aim is to trace the indebtedness of George R.R. Martin's fantasy saga to the medieval literary heritage. Individual studies deal with Martin's appropriation of medieval narrative techniques and other considerations pertaining to the literary aesthetics of the period, as well as the interplay between the medieval cultural legacy and the postmodern context.

Keywords: George R.R. Martin, “A Song of Ice and Fire”, fantasy saga, middle ages, medieval literature, medieval culture, medieval motifs.

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Łukasz Neubauer, https://orcid.org/
“Dark Wings” and “Grey Furs”: The Old Germanic Roots of Carrion-Eating Beasts in A Song of Ice and Fire
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.181-210

Shiloh Carroll, https://orcid.org/
“You Ought to be in Skirts and Me in Mail”: Gender and History in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.247-260

Michael Charton, https://orcid.org/
A Clash of Words: Challenging the Me dieval Rhetorical Tradition of the Moral Speaker in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.115-138

Katarzyna Blacharska, https://orcid.org/
Ambiguity in the Depiction of Melisandre in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.211-230

Bartłomiej Błaszkiewicz, https://orcid.org/
George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and the Narrative Conventions of the Interlaced Romance
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.15-48

Ravindra Pratap Singh, https://orcid.org/
Mapping Subcultural Contexts: Ins and Outs ( The Reception of A Song of Ice and Fire in India)
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.261-275

Joanna Szwed-Śliwowska, https://orcid.org/
Ned’s ofermod or the Anglo-Saxon Lordship and the Stark Dynasty in G. R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.161-180

Justyna Brzezińska, https://orcid.org/
Reading Beric Dondarrion in the Light of the Robin Hood Legend
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.231-246

Rebekah M. Fowler, https://orcid.org/
Sansa’s Songs: The Allegory of Medieval Romance in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Series
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.71-94

Maria Błaszkiewicz, https://orcid.org/
The Function of the Grotesque in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.139-160

Anna Czarnowus, https://orcid.org/
The Other Worlds of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.95-114

Kokot Joanna, https://orcid.org/
The text and the World. The Convention of Interlacement and its Functions in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones
https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323514350.pp.49-70