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Myths, legends, and heroes : essays on Old Norse and Old English literature in honour of John McKinnell /
In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English literature to explore the translation and transmission of Norse myth, the use of literature in society and authorial self-reflection, the place of myth in the expression of fami...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto [Ont.] ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©2011
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| Colección: | Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- [Part 1]. Transforming Paganism: The Norse gods in England and the Isle of Man / Judith Jesch; Elves and exorcism: Runic and other lead amulets in medieval popular religion / Rudolf Simek; Images of Norse cosmology / Margaret Clunies Ross
- [Part II]. Using Poetry: Meeting the other: the cases of Draumr Þorsteins Hallsonar and Kumlbúa þáttr / John Lindow; Risking one's head: Vafþrúðnismál and the mythic power of poetry / Alison Finlay; Snorra Edda as Menippean satire / Rory McTurk
- [Part III]. Literary Histories: Kings, bishops and laws: the Old Norse-Icelandic Version of 1 Maccabees / David Ashurst; Grendel's Reign of Terror: from history to vernacular epic / Helen Damico
- [Part IV]. Motifs and Themes: Sibling drama: laterality in the heroic poems of the Edda / Carolyne Larrington; Burning walnuts: an international motif in the kings' sagas / Joyce Hill; A just and riding God: Christ's movement in The Descent into Hell / Maria Elena Ruggerini; All at sea: Beowulf's marvellous swimming / Daniel Anlezark.