Women in Old Norse Literature e-bog
1021,49 DKK
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Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.
E-bog
1021,49 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
12 marts 2013
Genrer
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781137118066
Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.