| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies ; 5 |
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Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies ; 5.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Manuscript Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Romance Contexts -- 1. Manuscript Witnesses -- 2. Intertextuality -- 3. Setting the Scene -- Part II. Romance Characters -- 4. The Hero and her Rivals -- 5. Women Helping Women, and Other Minor Characters -- 6. Romance through the Eyes of the Narrator -- Conclusion -- Appendix Nítíða saga Text and Translation -- Index |
| Summary |
A late medieval Icelandic romance about the maiden-king of France, the Nítíða saga was well received in its day and grew in popularity throughout post-Reformation Iceland. It has not, however, received the comprehensive scholarly analysis it deserves, or that other Icelandic sagas have received. Sheryl McDonald Werronen corrects that here, offering a detailed study of the saga and its presentation of women and the Icelandic worldview, including questions of identity, gender, female solidarity, and the romance genre itself |
| Analysis |
Medieval romance |
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Old Norse literature |
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medieval and modern manuscripts |
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women in literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-266) and indexes |
| Notes |
Text in English; includes appendix with text of the Nítíða saga in Icelandic with English translation following (pages 221-248) |
| SUBJECT |
Nítíða saga -- Translations into English
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| Subject |
Romances, Old Norse -- History and criticism
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Sagas -- History and criticism
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Women in literature.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- General.
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Romances, Old Norse
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Sagas
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Women in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017390506 |
| ISBN |
9789048526154 |
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9048526159 |
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