Popular romance in Iceland: the women, worldviews, and manuscript witnesses of Nítíða saga

A late medieval Icelandic romance about the ‘maiden-king’ of France, Nítíða saga generated interest in its day and grew in popularity in post-Reformation Iceland, yet until now it has not received the comprehensive scholarly analysis that it much deserves. Analysing this saga from a variety of persp...

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1. Verfasser: McDonald Werronen, Sheryl ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Crossing boundaries: Turku medieval and early modern studies
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Zusammenfassung:A late medieval Icelandic romance about the ‘maiden-king’ of France, Nítíða saga generated interest in its day and grew in popularity in post-Reformation Iceland, yet until now it has not received the comprehensive scholarly analysis that it much deserves. Analysing this saga from a variety of perspectives, this book sheds light on the manner in which Nítíða saga explores and negotiates the romance genre from an Icelandic perspective, showcasing this exciting saga’s strong female characters, worldviews, and long manuscript tradition. Beginning with Nítíða saga’s manuscript context, including its reception and transformation in early modern Iceland, this study also discusses how Nítíða saga was influenced by, and also later influenced, other Icelandic romances. Considering the text as literature, discussion of its unusual depiction of world geography, as well as the various characters and their relationships, provides insights into medieval Icelanders’ ideas about themselves and the world they lived in, including questions about Icelandic identity, gender, female solidarity, and the literary genre of romance itself. The book also includes a newly revised reading edition and translation of Nítíða saga
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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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (271 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048526154
DOI:10.1017/9789048526154

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