1 8 1 https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/files/original/f386208bac1df2a3541416a3a7e63a7a.jpg 6123f7c36a7af32b6125f8129469963b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3487 Width 1354 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medievalism on the Page Description An account of the resource This Collection examines literary medievalism from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It traces an arc from the populist literary medievalism of the nineteenth century, through the more rarefied modernist turn of the mid-twentieth century, to the re-emergence of popular forms such as children’s literature and fantasy since the 1980s. In this Collection you will find items relating to printed medievalist works and also to medievalism operating in print, for example in references to medieval events, people, and literature in nineteenth- and twentieth-century texts and dramatic works. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Journal (Microfilm) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ‘The Rule of the Many’, The Bulletin, 15 November 1890. Subject The topic of the resource Democracy, feudalism, inequality, natural law, merit, poem, privilege, wealth, workers rights Description An account of the resource This poem provides a vigorous denunciation of “the English caste system” and “celebrates the decay of feudalism,” at least in the Australian rural locale (Louise D'Arcens, Old Songs in the Timeless Land: Medievalism in Australian Literature 1840-1910, Turnhout: Brepols, 2011, p. 143). It praises “muscle and brain” (merit) while condemning the undeserving ruling classes, who it refers to as “Pampered idlers”. The point of the exercise is demonstrated in the lines: “King, prince and lord are a useless load and must by that law abide! / No Parliament can alter that fact, / Or the march of mankind stay.” The law that this section of the poem acknowledges is simply the law of Nature, for no law of man can usurp natural law. Underpinning everything else is the firm belief that the ‘fruits of the earth’ (its wealth and resources) are made not just for a select and powerful minority, but for everyone equally. The inescapable conclusion of the poem is that with the removal of the medieval ‘baggage’ of the past, i.e. feudalism, nostalgia, overlordship and the monarchy, the earth will return to an extended period of serenity and harmony under the sure-handed guidance of “the People”. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource A. X. C. (Unknown) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Bulletin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Bulletin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 November 1890 (p. 17) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Journal (Microfilm) Language A language of the resource English democracy feudalism inequality merit natural law poem privilege wealth workers rights