Jason Lefkowitz on Nostr: "Medievalism was an inherently nostalgic movement, and not only because it was a ...
"Medievalism was an inherently nostalgic movement, and not only because it was a bedrock of so much children’s literature. People loved it because it promised a bygone past that never existed. The visual and written languages of feudalism, despite it being a terrible system, came into vogue because it wasn’t capitalism. We must remember that the 19th century saw industrial capitalism at its newest and rawest. Unregulated, it destroyed every natural resource in sight and subjected people, including children, to horrific conditions. It still does, but we’re somewhat used to it by now. The shock’s worn off."
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