Popular Romance in Iceland : : The Women, Worldviews, and Manuscript Witnesses of Nítí¿a saga / / Sheryl McDonald Werronen.
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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 5 line drawings |
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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