Introduction: Accuracy and authenticity:Interactions in contemporary medievalism (original) (raw)

This volume explores the complex intersections of accuracy and authenticity in the representation of the Middle Ages across various modern media formats. Through a series of chapters contributed by different authors, it scrutinizes the prevalent inaccuracies, audience perceptions, and the deliberate misrepresentations that persist in media portrayals despite academic critiques. The work emphasizes the effects of these portrayals on cultural understanding of the Middle Ages and highlights the varying methodologies employed by creators to achieve a perceived authenticity, offering insights into the implications of such representations on contemporary society.