The Lost Lands Of Lyonesse
Telling stories of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2504124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marea Mitchell (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Shima (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1834-6049 • E-ISSN: 1834-6057 |
| Publisher | Shima Publishing (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.21463/shima.10.2.10 |
| OpenAlex | W2529425280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Lyonesse an imaginary territory, often represented as a lost space, containing a once vibrant, now submerged, land and peoples, was most commonly portrayed as having occupied an area between or including Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, in south west England. Drawing on Arthurian legends, poets, novelists, musicians, and dramatists from the mid-19th Century onwards use Lyonesse, particularly within the romantic mode, to suggest both the loss of some kind of superior social and geographical space, and as a critique of existing conditions. In addition, Lyonesse becomes a space for rethinking gender, class, history and nationality, while also being harnessed for commercial purposes such as tourism. In these representations Lyonesse encompasses lost land, existing islands and a presqu'ile (a peninsular 'almost island')
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |