Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/recasting-the-past

Comment #4384

2019-11-05T16:18:47Z

Done. Thank you, Stephan.

Comment #4383

2019-11-03T00:19:33Z

If you take a screenshot of the table I can easily add it as an addendum to the post. I don't feel like writing the html either.

Comment #4382

2019-11-03T00:08:53Z

I've tried to summarize her short essays on different aspects of the medieval period and her evaluation of a set of books in light of some of these aspects by handing out a "fidelity rating" from 0 to 6, a higher number signifying higher fidelity to medieval culture. However, I'm unsure how to best get this little table into the blog comment, short of writing two dozen lines of html. Ask me if you want it.

Because she is looking at the use of medieval culture as a backdrop, the list of case studies is rather short (19 books, some getting pretty short shrift). Whether you think there are many "well-told" novels is dependent on perspective. She adds a list of further reading at the end, which comprises 10 books which "present, for the most part, historically accurate renderings of the medieval period."

Comment #4381

2019-09-13T16:03:19Z

Ask Stephan, who now has the book. As I recall, she mentions a few, but not many and mostly modern. The subject matter considered appropriate for teens is disappointing.

Comment #4380

2019-09-13T11:36:44Z

Does the book include a list of books that fit the "well-told" description?