Women in Old Norse Literature
Bodies, Words, And Power
di J. Friðriksdóttir



    Editore: Palgrave Macmillan US
    EAN: 9781349298624
    ISBN: 134929862X
    Pagine: 208
    Formato: Paperback


Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.

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