Women In Old Norse Literature
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137253118
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Addition:
- 03/23/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.