| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages) |
| Series |
The new Middle Ages series |
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New Middle Ages (Palgrave (Firm))
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Women speaking -- Women and magic -- Monstrous women -- Royal and aristocratic women -- The female ruler -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Old Norse texts offer many different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women who occupy diverse social and economic positions or who have varying racial origins. Covering a much wider range of texts than have previous studies, this book presents a comprehensive and ground-breaking analysis of women in Old Norse literature. Raising new, probing questions, generated by theoretical insights from comparative studies, and from feminist, queer, monster and speech act theory, J̤hanna Katr̕n Fri̧riksd̤ttir explores the many ways in which medieval Icelandic sagas construct the relationship between women and power. Illuminating the preoccupations, desires, and anxieties of the sagas' authors and audiences, this book offers excitingly fresh perspectives on how Icelandic prose genres mediate medieval attitudes to women, power, social organization, and ideal human behavior |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-187) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Old Norse literature -- History and criticism
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Women in literature.
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Goddesses in literature.
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Mythology, Norse.
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Women -- Mythology.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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Goddesses in literature
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Mythology, Norse
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Old Norse literature
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Women in literature
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Women -- Mythology
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Altnordisch
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Literatur
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Frau
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Göttin
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Litteraturvetenskap -- isländska sagor -- myter -- kvinnobilden -- Island -- vikingatiden -- medeltiden.
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Mytologi -- gudinnor.
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Magi.
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Isländska sagor -- historia.
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Kvinnor i litteraturen.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137118066 |
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1137118067 |
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0230120423 |
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9780230120426 |
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9781349298624 |
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134929862X |
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