Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power by Friðriksdóttir, J.

Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230120426)

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Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power by Friðriksdóttir, J.

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

$159.99
Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power by Friðriksdóttir, J.

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

$159.99
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: J. Friðriksdóttir
ISBN-10: 0230120423
ISBN-13: 9780230120426
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2013
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.60d
By J. Friðriksdóttir
By J. Friðriksdóttir
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J?hanna Katr?n Fri?riksd?ttir is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The ?rni Magn?sson Institute for Icelandic Studies, Iceland. She has published several articles on Old Norse-Icelandic prose and poetry.

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