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. S...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McDonald Werronen, Sheryl (Author, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Icelandic
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.
Series:Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies ; 5.
Subjects:
Nítíða saga > Translations into English.
Romances, Old Norse > History and criticism.
Sagas > History and criticism.
Women in literature.
Sagas > Histoire et critique.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Roman courtois vieux norrois > Histoire et critique.
Literature: history and criticism.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > General.
Romances, Old Norse
Sagas
Women in literature
Medieval romance.
Old Norse literature.
medieval and modern manuscripts.
women in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Translations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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

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