Women in Old Norse Literature : Bodies, Words, and Power PDF
by J. Friðriksdottir
Part of the The New Middle Ages series
Description
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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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan US
- Publication Date:12/03/2013
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- ISBN:9781137118066
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan US
- Publication Date:12/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781137118066