Popular romance in Iceland : the women, worldviews, and manuscript witnesses of Nítíða saga /
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. She...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Icelandic |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-266) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789048526154 9048526159 |