May 8, 2012
At one end of the spectrum, the neomedieval encourages the substitution of superficial understanding, the 'gist' gathering of cultural bits and pieces, for real knowledge and understanding of the Middle Ages. On the other, it offers the insights of a space in which the medieval can 'speak back' from the margins to which it has been confined by the domination of the modern.
Lesley Coote. "A Short Essay About Neomedievalism," Studies in Medievalism 19 (2010): 32