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Velten, Hans Rudolf

Hans Rudolf Velten is a professor of Medieval German literature and language at Universität Siegen. He is currently principal investigator in the research program (SFB) »Transformationen des Populären« and has widely published in the fields of vernacular medieval literature and cultural theory. His research interests are in literature and culture of the late middle ages and early modern period, historical anthropology, theater history of the 15th and 16th centuries, and medievalism.
Fantasy Aesthetics</a>

Fantasy Aesthetics

Fantasy novels are products of popular culture. They owe their popularity also to the visualization of medievalist artifacts on book covers and designs, illustrations, maps, and marketing: Castles on towering cliffs, cathedral-like architecture, armored heroes and enchanting fairies, fierce dragons and mages follow mythical archetypes and develop pictorial aesthetics of fantasy, completed by gothic fonts, maps and page layout that refer to medieval manuscripts and chronicles.

Mittelalter und Populärkultur</a>

Mittelalter und Populärkultur

An keiner anderen historischen Epoche scheint die gegenwärtige Populärkultur so interessiert wie am Mittelalter. In Fantasyromanen, Filmen, Serien, Spielen und Musik wird ein Mittelalter inszeniert, das nicht historisch oder wissenschaftlich akkurat, sondern populär sein möchte.

Fantasy Aesthetics</a>

Fantasy Aesthetics

Fantasy novels are products of popular culture. They owe their popularity also to the visualization of medievalist artifacts on book covers and designs, illustrations, maps, and marketing: Castles on towering cliffs, cathedral-like architecture, armored heroes and enchanting fairies, fierce dragons and mages follow mythical archetypes and develop pictorial aesthetics of fantasy, completed by gothic fonts, maps and page layout that refer to medieval manuscripts and chronicles.

Mittelalter und Populärkultur</a>

Mittelalter und Populärkultur

An keiner anderen historischen Epoche scheint die gegenwärtige Populärkultur so interessiert wie am Mittelalter. In Fantasyromanen, Filmen, Serien, Spielen und Musik wird ein Mittelalter inszeniert, das nicht historisch oder wissenschaftlich akkurat, sondern populär sein möchte.