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DERIVATE explores the contemporary fascination with retellings of ancient texts like the Iliad and Beowulf. By linking modern literature to medieval practices, the project aims to redefine literary history through the lens of derivation, highlighting the cultural significance of retelling across time.
Why are contemporary readers so fascinated by retellings of the Iliad or Beowulf?
And why have retellings of premodern – ancient and medieval – texts not been taken seriously as a literary practice to date?
In DERIVATE, I investigate the striking surge of retellings in contemporary English literature by setting the contemporary texts in a productive dialogue with practices of writing in the Middle Ages.
The medieval period offers a perfect point of departure for theorizing retellings as medieval…
ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG
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