Medievalism, popular culture and politics in metal music : the case of Hispanic epic themes /
"This groundbreaking book challenges the common view of metal music as a simplistic form of Western pop culture, and draws attention to medievalizing epicism, a distinctive strand within metal that evokes the medieval and the epic in both aesthetics and sensibility. While primarily shaped by fa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol :
Intellect Books,
2026.
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| Series: | Advances in metal music and culture.
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| Summary: | "This groundbreaking book challenges the common view of metal music as a simplistic form of Western pop culture, and draws attention to medievalizing epicism, a distinctive strand within metal that evokes the medieval and the epic in both aesthetics and sensibility. While primarily shaped by fantasy literature, cinema and, more recently, video games, this fascination with the medieval has deeper roots in nationalist ideologies. Through a rich exploration of the appropriation of the Western Middle Ages by nationalist and ethnocentric discourses, fascist narratives and official efforts to foster patriotic sentiment, this book reveals how metal bands confront these origins, particularly in post-Franco Spain. |
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| Physical Description: | 182 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1835952925 9781835952924 1835952933 9781835952931 |