Popular Romance in Iceland : The Women, Worldviews, and Manuscript Witnesses of Nítí¿a saga /

A late medieval Icelandic romance about the maiden-king of France, the Nítía 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. Sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDonald Werronen, Sheryl (Author, Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Icelandic
Published: [Chicago] : Distributed in the US and Canada by University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nítía saga > Translations into English.
Women in literature.
Sagas.
Romances, Old Norse.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > General.
Femmes dans la litterature.
Sagas > Histoire et critique.
Sagas > History and criticism.
Romances, Old Norse > History and criticism.
Translations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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 Nítía saga Text and Translation
  • Index

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