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Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power

Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power

Hardcover

Series: New Middle Ages

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryLiterary CriticismGeneral Gender Studies

ISBN10: 0230120423
ISBN13: 9780230120426
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Mar 18 2013
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.60
Language: English
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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