Medievalisms surveys the critical field and sets the boundaries for future study, providing an essential background for literary study from the Medieval period through to the twenty-first century, exploring:
- The influence of medieval cultural concepts on key authors such as Shakespeare, Dante, Chaucer, George Eliot and Mark Twain
- The continued appeal of medieval cultural figures such as King Arthur and Robin Hood
- The influence of the medieval on disciplines such as politics, music, film, and art.